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City Guide - Stockholm - Further Distractions | ||
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Further Distractions Skansen (Open-air Museum and Zoological Park) This open-air museum and zoo on Djurgården was founded in 1891 to preserve Sweden's rural culture and is the first such collection to be built. It contains some 160 historic wooden farms and houses from across Sweden. The farms have their own animals - traditional breeds tended by 'farmers' in period costumes - and the zoo and aquarium hold both animals native to the region and more exotic species. The children's circus, children's zoo and playgrounds make Skansen particularly attractive for families. Djurgården Tel: (08) 442 8000. Fax: (08) 442 8280. Website: www.skansen.se Transport: Bus 44 or 47. Opening hours: Jun-Aug, daily 1000-2200; May, daily 1000-2000; Sep, daily 1000-1700; Oct-Apr, daily 1000-1600. Admission: May-Aug SKr60; Sep-Apr, Mon-Fri SKr30, Sat and Sun 50skr (concessions are available). Stockholm Metro Known as the 'world's longest art exhibition', Stockholm's metro is in fact famous for the quality of its subway art. From the mid-1950s it was official policy to decorate the network with originally commissioned art. Kungsträdgården and Central Station metro stations are particularly ornate. Globen A vast sporting and events arena, the Stockholm Globe is the world's largest spherical building at 85m (279ft) high and 110m (361ft) across. As well as hosting major sporting contests, it also houses restaurants, bars and a shopping complex. A source of rich controversy when it was first built in the 1980s, the Globe regained its notoriety in the early 1990s following a spectacular bankruptcy. Arena Vegan Tel: (08) 725 1000. Fax: (08) 725 1257. Website: www.globen.se Transport: Metro Globen. Open: Daily mid-June-mid-Aug, 0900-1600 for guided tours. Admission: SKr30 (for tours, concessions available). |