The Old Ways: Skansen Museum, Stockholm
A medieval stilt house, a grass-roofed cottage, a bohemian art studio, and 147 more reasons to visit this amusement park for design aficionados
“Skansen is a pocket-edition of the Sweden of old, a Sweden that must not be allowed to perish.”— UNESCO
What is it?
Unfurling over 75 scenic acres on Stockholm’s Djurgarden Island, Skansen is the world’s oldest open-air museum (since 1891), a seductive and utterly inspirational mini kingdom that zooms you headlong into the handcrafted past.
Why go?
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