Top things to do in Stockholm
Start on the water: Stockholm is spread across fourteen islands, and the essential walk runs through Gamla Stan, the medieval Old Town, past the Royal Palace and the café tables of Stortorget. Cross to Djurgården for the Vasa Museum, built around a 17th-century warship that sank on its maiden voyage and was raised almost perfectly intact three centuries later.
Climb Södermalm's hillside viewpoints for the classic postcard shot of the Old Town across the water, and set aside at least one afternoon for fika — the coffee-and-pastry break Swedes treat as a daily ritual, not an indulgence. If the weather cooperates, a short boat trip into the Stockholm archipelago shows a side of the city most visitors never see.
