Although the place itself does not look extremely special, the Spybar is one of the 'places to be' in Stockholm. Therefore it's quite tough to get in so it's a challenge if you may pass their door policy. Super trendy and stylish people fill up the club, which is divided into different types of rooms with different music styles.
Great trendy, cosmopolitan restaurant and bar in the centre of Stockholm where they serve traditional Swedish dishes as well as French bistro style meals. Very lively and popular place, so make sure you reserve a table in advance. There's even a doorman because after dinner people stand in line to enter their cool bar for some nice drinks and gigs.
Situated on a unique location with a view over the harbour, the Old Town and the Royal Palace, this intimate boutique hotel is a superb option when visiting Stockholm. Entering the hotel via the hall, decorated with beautiful pictures, brings you directly into the great vibe the hotel offers. The staff is very friendly and rooms are beautiful.
Just down the street from NK, and opposite the Berns hotel, you'll find an extraordinary time capsule. The Hallwylska Palace was built between 1893 and 1898 and was the private home of Walther von Hallwyl, his wife Wilhelmina and their family.
Skansen covers several acres of Djurgården and attracts more than a million visitors every year - and deservedly so. It appeals to everyone by combining an open-air museum featuring 160 historic buildings from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries with an extensive zoo. You can see elk, lynx, brown bears, seals, reindeer and owls, or visit the aquarium.
Over the last 50 years the ModernaMuseet (a.k.a. Modern Art Museum) has built up an impressive collection that includes pieces by Picasso, Matisse, Miró, Duchamp and Rauschenberg. The permanent collection of paintings, photographs and sculptures is supplemented by temporary exhibitions, primarily concentrating on Nordic artists.
Gamla Stan is one of the largest and best preserved medieval city centers in Europe, and one of the foremost attractions in Stockholm. This is where Stockholm was founded in 1252. You should walk around and imagine being 800 years younger.
An essential part of the Stockholm experience. Djurgården's treasures include everything from a zoo to the famous Vasa Museum, centred around Stockholm's sea history, with the famous sunken Vasa shipwreck itself, as well as a display of naval and war ships, maps and log books. Equally, if you just want to walk off lunch, there are countless routes you can take which will satisfy both the very energetic and the less enthusiastic rambler.
Seeing Stockholm from the water is an enjoyable must. Fortunately, there are many tours to choose from depending on your interests. Under the Bridges of Stockholm, Royal Canal Tour, Historical Canal Tour, and the early Good Morning Stockholm Tour concentrate on central Stockholm and take from 50 minutes to 2½ hours.
Kungliga Dramatiska Teatern, commonly known as Dramaten, is Sweden's National Theatre. It occupies a beautiful white marble building dating from 1908 on Nybroplan, and is built in Jugendstil, the Scandinavian version of Art Nouveau. This is the theatre that was, for many years, the artistic home of Ingmar Bergman while alumni from the acting school include Greta Garbo and Max von Sydow (the actor who played chess with Death in Bergman's The Seventh Seal).