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Vasamuseet (Vasa Museum)

Island of Djurgården, Stockholm, Sweden

Featured Review : If there is one thing you must see in Stockholm, it is the Vasa Museum. This is one of the most fascinating exhibits in the world. And the story behind the museum is equally interesting. Vasa was not the largest ship bui...See Full Review

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Vasamuseet (Vasa Museum) Reviews

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Vasa Museum

  • 5 out of 5 stars by LenR from Townsville, Queensland, Australia
  • January 9, 2011
Vasa Museum
Quote: If there is one thing you must see in Stockholm, it is the Vasa Museum. This is one of the most fascinating exhibits in the world. And the story behind the museum is equally interesting. Vasa was not the largest ship built in this period, nor did... Read the full Vasamuseet (Vasa Museum) review

From journal Stockholm - Djurgarden.

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A breathtaking but ultimately underwhelming attraction

  • 3 out of 5 stars by jipp05 from CA1 1LA, England, United Kingdom
  • November 12, 2010
A breathtaking but ultimately underwhelming attraction
Quote: The Vasa museum in Stockholm was one of the sights that I was most looking forward to visiting on my trip to the city. Unfortunately it was one of the sights that left me feeling the most disspointed and underwhelmed. The Vasa museum contains the... Read the full Vasamuseet (Vasa Museum) review

From journal Stockholm summer 2010

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The Good Ship Vasa

  • 5 out of 5 stars by alias843 from Highlands, North Carolina
  • April 26, 2010
The Good Ship Vasa
Quote: This was the absolute highlight of my trip to Stockholm. I am a total sucker for ships in museums so this attraction was right up my alley. We made our way over the museum after breakfast one morning and we wound up spending quite a few hours... Read the full Vasamuseet (Vasa Museum) review

From journal Sweden in Spring

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Vasa Museum

  • 5 out of 5 stars by FSO_Michael from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
  • September 18, 2005
Vasa Museum
Quote: The Vasamuseet, along with many other attractions, is located in Djurgården (within easy walking distance of Junibacken and the Nordiska Museet). The museum houses a huge wooden warship called the Vasa, which was built in the early 1600s and set... Read the full Vasamuseet (Vasa Museum) review

From journal Scandinavian Wonderland - Superb Stockholm

Vasa Museum

  • 5 out of 5 stars by Sarah the Expat from London, United Kingdom
  • May 20, 2005
Vasa Museum
Quote: This is an absolutely brilliant museum centred around the Vasa, a 17th-century war ship that sank on its maiden voyage. It was salvaged in the early 1960s and restored. There is a movie that will tell you the basics of the history and the raising... Read the full Vasamuseet (Vasa Museum) review

From journal Long Weekend in Stockholm

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Vasa Museum

Vasa Museum
Quote: Galärvarvsvägen 14 Take bus nos. 47 and 69 from T-Centralen or bus no. 44 from Karlaplan. Hours: August 21 to June 9 10 am to 5 pm Wednesday 10 am to 8 pm June 10 to August 20 9:30am to 7pm Entrance fee: 80 SEK, free for... Read the full Vasamuseet (Vasa Museum) review

From journal The Jewels of Stockholm

Vasa

  • 5 out of 5 stars by simulation from Yorktown Heights, New York
  • June 15, 2004
Quote: The Vasa ship was recovered from Stockhom's harbor about 40 years ago. It was preserved by the cold water for over 300 years. Although it sank on its maiden voyage (listen to all the possible excuses), it was left alone all these years because it... Read the full Vasamuseet (Vasa Museum) review

From journal Three Days in Stockholm

Vasamuseet

  • 4 out of 5 stars by davidx from Todmorden, England, United Kingdom
  • October 12, 2002
Quote: So much is said about this museum that I was sure some of it had to be hype; not so. This really is of world standard, both what is on show and the way in which it is displayed. Unlike the Viking Ships museum in Oslo, the lifts allow the disabled to... Read the full Vasamuseet (Vasa Museum) review

From journal Stock holm - a few impressions

Vasamuseet (Ship Museum of VASA ship)

  • 4 out of 5 stars by floridadave from Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • February 23, 2002
Quote: You enter a darkened building and in front of you is an enormous ship. You can wander down and look at the bottom of the ship and then work your way up at different levels to examine it from various angles. All along the way are magnificent... Read the full Vasamuseet (Vasa Museum) review

From journal Summer in Stockholm

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Vasamuseet/ Vasa Museum

  • 4 out of 5 stars by dawn from Chicago, Illinois
  • March 16, 2001
Vasamuseet/ Vasa Museum
Quote: On August 10,1628....a date forcasted as "bad luck" by astrologers...the newly built warship Vasa set sail with 150 sailors, woman, and children for a maiden voyage. This brightly painted warship with 500 sculptures (60 of them carved lions for the... Read the full Vasamuseet (Vasa Museum) review

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