Svenska Museivägen is a themed road that takes you through lots of fun and interesting museums. Museivägen starts in the Saga Museum in Ljungby and with a wide turn south, west east and back along the eastern coast southwards to the Marine Museum in Karlskrona. Travel on your own and at your own pace - by car, motorhome, caravan or motorbike.

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Svenska Museivägen

The Swedish Museum Road is a FREEDOMtravel Theme Road that starts at the Fairy Tale Museum in Ljungby and, after 34 stops and a tour of Sweden, ends at the Naval Museum in Karlskrona. You can follow it from any direction, or pick your favourite part (your favourite spots) in the middle. This is an idea to make it easier for you to go on a little adventure. Happy travelling!

Svenska Museivägen

Brief facts about Swedish Museivägen

  • Length: 2 409 km
  • Start: The Saga Museum in Ljungby
  • Stop: Maritime Museum in Karlskrona

1. the Saga Museum in Ljungby

The Fairy Tale Museum is a museum of oral storytelling, fairy tales and legends. The museum is run by Unesco-accredited advisors. Berättarnätet Kronoberg is a non-profit organisation that works to protect oral storytelling and contribute to the continuation of the oral storytelling tradition.

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  • Find a car park near you: The Cat Owl site
  • Find a campsite near you: Bolmens camping
  • Find accommodation nearby: Hotel Linnéa, Märta Ljungbergsvägen 12
  • Distance between fairy tale museum and Ikea museum 40 min

2. Ikea museum

The IKEA Museum tells the story of the huge furniture store that was founded in 1943 as a mail order company by the then 17-year-old Ingvar Kamprad in Småland, Sweden. The story is fascinating, so naturally we wanted to check out the museum and take a selfie in an IKEA bed!

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  • Find a car park near you: IKEA parking
  • Find a campsite near you: First Camp Sjöstugan
  • Find accommodation nearby: IKEA hotel
  • Distance between IKEA and Kyrkö bog 39 min

3. Car cemetery in Kyrkö bog

The Kyrkö mosse car cemetery outside Ryd in Tingsryd municipality is an unusual sight, to say the least. In the middle of the forests of Småland lie around 150 scrap cars from the mid-20th century. The cars lie like rusty skeletons in the terrain and the site is gradually being taken over by nature.

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  • Find a car park near you: RV park Södersjön
  • Find a campsite near you: Camping chicken shelter
  • Find accommodation nearby: Urshults hotel/ bed & breakfast
  • Distance between Kyrkö bog and Laxens hus 30 min

4. The House of Salmon

At Kungsforsen, in central Mörrum, is the centre for sport fishing in the river. Here you will find an angling office, a shop and an exhibition on the life of the salmon and the history of fishing. Try your hand at fishing or just visit the house of salmon for a day.

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  • Find a car park near you:  Folkets park, Mörrum
  • Find a campsite near you: Ljuvadal camping, Mörrum
  • Find accommodation nearby: Hotel Valhalla, Valhallavägen 15 Mörrum.
  • Distance between The House of Salmon and Absolute home 42 min

5. absolute home

We visited Absolut Home and The Åhus Villa in Åhus, Skåne. This is the home and origin of Absolut Vodka, and the noble drink is still produced here. Relatively new to the town is that you can visit Absolut Home and take part in the Absolut Home Experience.

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  • Find a car park near you: Åhus mission centre
  • Find a campsite near you: First Camp Åhus
  • Find accommodation nearby: Åhus inn, Gamla Skeppsbron 30.
  • Distance between Absolute home and Disgusting food museum 1 hour 10 minutes

6. Disgusting food museum

The Disgusting Food Museum in Malmö is for those who want to shudder and think "I'm lucky I'm not invited to grilled guinea pig in South America tonight". But it's also for those who want to reflect on their own eating habits... Perhaps we in Sweden eat things that are perceived as "disgusting" by others?

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  • Find a car park near you: The Lagoon car park, Limhamn
  • Find a campsite near you: First Camp Sibbarp
  • Find accommodation nearby: Ohboy cycling hotel in the Western Harbour
  • Distance between Disgusting food museum and Birgit Nilsson museum 1 hour 14 minutes

7. Birgit Nilsson Museum

Birgit Nilsson Museum tells the story of the farmer's daughter who became a world star. Sometimes reality surpasses poetry, and this is such an occasion. Do you like fascinating stories about special people? Then the Birgit Nilsson Museum is for you!

Tosca, Copenhagen 1978. Press photo.
  • Find a car park near you: Norrvikens camping & Ställplats
  • Find a campsite near you: Båstad camping
  • Find accommodation nearby: Malens strandpensionat, Havsbadsvägen 12
  • Distance between Birgit Nilsson Museum and World Heritage Grimeton Radio Station 1 hour 15 minutes

8th UNESCO inherited Grimeton Radio Station

Along Svenska Hallandsvägen you can take the opportunity to see a Unesco World Heritage Site, in the form of the Grimeton radio station. The background is the technology for sending telegrams that was developed around a hundred years ago. Today Grimeton Radio Station is a destination for the whole family, with exhibitions, guided tours and activities for children.

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  • Find a car park near you: Grimeton World Heritage Site
  • Find a campsite near you: Camping Äppelviken, Varberg
  • Find accommodation nearby: Varberg östra hotel & restaurant, Torstorp, Grimeton
  • Distance between Grimeton radio station and Volvo museum 1 hour 1 minute

9. Volvo museum

The Volvo Museum is located on Hisingen in Gothenburg, Sweden. The museum displays Volvo cars, lorries, buses, tractors, boat engines and aircraft engines - from the earliest models to the present day. Prototypes of non-production cars are also on display here.

  • Find a car park near you: Skatås car park
  • Find a campsite near you: Liseberg camping Askim strand
  • Find accommodation nearby: Barken viking, Lilla Bommens torg 10
  • Distance between Volvo Museum and Universeum in Gothenburg 22 min

10. Universeum in Gothenburg

Universeum is a science centre located in central Gothenburg, next to the Museum of World Culture and Liseberg. Universeum is incredibly popular with all ages.

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  • Find a car park near you: Skatås car park
  • Find a campsite near you: Liseberg camping Askim strand
  • Find accommodation nearby: Barken viking, Lilla Bommens torg 10
  • Distance between Universeum and Vitlycke Museum 1 hour 25 minutes

11. Vitlycke Museum

Right next to Vitlyckehällen is Vitlycke Museum. The museum is completely free to visit and tells more about the rock carvings in Tanum, and the people of the Bronze Age, in an easily accessible and interactive way. We highly recommend a visit here!

  • Find a car park near you: Parking at Vitlycke Museum
  • Find a campsite near you: Tanums camping, Tanumshede
  • Find accommodation nearby: Hotel Tanumshede Gästgifveri, Apoteksvägen 1.
  • Distance between Vitlycke museum and SAAB car museum 1 hour 5 minutes

12. Saab car museum

Visit the Saab Museum??? It doesn't really matter if you are interested in cars or not, this is Swedish history! At the museum you can see everything from the oldest models to the newest ones. You can also see models that were developed but never produced for sale, racing cars and various odd objects such as boats and postal cars.

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  • Find a car park near you: RV park Trollhätte kanal
  • Find a campsite near you: Trollhättan camping Hjulkvarnelund
  • Find accommodation nearby: Trollhättan bed & breakfast (2 people)
  • Distance between SAAB car museum and Abecita pop art & photography 1 hour 24 minutes

13. Abecita pop art & photography

Abecita Popkonst & Foto is an exciting art museum that you won't want to miss if you're passing through Borås. Actually, you don't have to pass by - it's definitely worth taking a detour to experience this personal and fascinating museum.

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  • Find a car park near you: Astern car park
  • Find a campsite near you: Borås camping - also cottages
  • Find accommodation nearby: Regimental City Hostel, Brigadgatan 16, Brigadgatan 14 A
  • Distance between Abecita pop art & photography and the Matchstick Museum 1 hour 4 minutes

14. Matchstick Museum

The matchstick museum in Jönköping tells the story of a time of child labour and terrible working conditions, but also of Ivar Kreuger's fascinating matchstick empire that conquered the world before it collapsed. If you visit Jönköping - don't miss the captivating Match Museum!

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  • Find a car park near you: The car park at Din Husbil Jönköping
  • Find a campsite near you: Gränna camping 
  • Find accommodation nearby: First Hotel Jönköping
  • Distance between Match Museum and Husqvarna Museum 12 min

15. Husqvarna museum

The Husqvarna Museum in Huskvarna tells the story of a company that started making rifles in the 17th century and is now a world leader in forestry and gardening products.

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  • Find a car park near you: Vätterstranden Huskvarna car park
  • Find a campsite near you: Lövsjöbadens camping AB
  • Find accommodation nearby: Slottsparken hotel, Hakarpsvägen 3b
  • Distance between Husqvarna Museum and Gränna Museum 25 min

16. Grenna museum (Andrée expedition)

In particular, this museum tells the story of Salomon August Andrée, the son of Grenada, and the dramatic polar expedition he undertook with Nils Strinberg and Knut Frænkel in a hot air balloon. On 11 July 1897, the hydrogen balloon 'Örnen' took off from Svalbard to fly to the North Pole...

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  • Find a car park near you: Berth in the harbour
  • Find a campsite near you: Gränna camping
  • Find accommodation nearby: Hotel Amalia's House
  • Distance between Grenna Museum and Motala Motor Museum 56 min

17. Motala Motor Museum

In the guest harbour is the Motala Motor Museum, with Sweden's largest collection of old cars. Everyone talks about going here once in a lifetime, and outside there are nice old cars all the time.

  • Find a car park near you: Slusskiosken motorhome parking
  • Find a campsite near you: DHR Vättersol camping
  • Find accommodation nearby: Björka farmhouse B&B
  • Distance between Motala Motor Museum and Miniatyre Kingdom 1 hour 57 minutes

18. Miniature Kingdom (model train)

Miniature Kingdom is a miniature facility (model train) with landscapes, buildings, model railway, vehicles and people. The facility is located in the disused industrial building of Kungsörs Bleckkärlsfabrik in Kungsör.

  • Find a car park near you: Kungsörs guest harbour
  • Find a campsite near you: Ekuddens camping Kungsör
  • Find accommodation nearby: kohlswa mansion, Herrgårdsallén 14,
  • Distance between Miniatyre Kingdom and Pythagoras Industrial Museum 2 hours 12 minutes

19th Pythagoras Industrial Museum

The Pythagoras Industrial Museum in Norrtälje tells, in a very vivid way, about a piece of Swedish industrial history. You step straight into a factory that looks exactly as it once did. We were here with the campervan this weekend, and it was really interesting. Welcome to the promised land of spark plug engines!

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  • Find a car park near you: Real motorhome parking at Friskis och Svettis.
  • Find a campsite near you: Norrtälje campsite
  • Find accommodation nearby: Sven Fredriksson bed & breakfast
  • Distance between Pythagoras Industrial Museum and Vasa Museum 53 min

20. Vasa Museum

Visiting the Vasa Museum in Stockholm is something you have to do at some point! The Vasa ship carries a lot of Swedish history and it is unique that such an old wooden ship has been salvaged and restored. We've both been here before but it's been a long time, so it was time to visit the Vasa Museum again.

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  • Find a car park near you: Tantolunden motorhome parking
  • Find a campsite near you: First Camp City - Stockholm also cottages
  • Find accommodation nearby: Hotel Esplanade, Strandvägen 7A
  • Distance between Vasa Museum and The Viking Museum 3 min

21. The viking museum

If you want to take a historical journey back to the Viking Age, visit Vikingaliv, a relatively new Viking museum in Stockholm. Really fun and enjoyable!

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  • Find a car park near you: Tantolunden motorhome parking
  • Find a campsite near you: First Camp City - Stockholm also cottages
  • Find accommodation nearby: Hotel Esplanade, Strandvägen 7A
  • Distance between The Vikings museum and the Museum of Wrecks 1 min

22. Wreck - museum of wrecks

Vrak - Museum of Wrecks is a relatively new museum on Djurgården in Stockholm, which opened on 23 September 2021. This marine archaeological museum focuses on wrecks found at the bottom of the Baltic Sea and their history.

Vrak - Museum of Wrecks
  • Find a car park near you: Tantolunden motorhome parking
  • Find a campsite near you: First Camp City - Stockholm also cottages
  • Find accommodation nearby: Hotel Esplanade, Strandvägen 7A
  • Distance between Wrecks and Abba the museum 1 min

23. ABBA the museum

This week Peter visited the ABBA Museum in Stockholm. The museum opened in May 2013 and we have been thinking about visiting it ever since. Isn't it strange that we're so bad at getting away to things in our own city ...!? A nice and interesting museum!

  • Find a car park near you: Tantolunden motorhome parking
  • Find a campsite near you: First Camp City - Stockholm also cottages
  • Find accommodation nearby: Hotel Esplanade, Strandvägen 7A
  • Distance between ABBA Museum and Hallwylska Museum 7 min

24. Hallwylska Museum

The Hallwylska Museum is one of our favourites in Stockholm. We have been here several times and love experiencing the beautiful rooms with the smart amenities of the time. This time we happened to step in during the opening of an exhibition by Konstfack, which made the experience a little... different.

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  • Find a car park near you: Tantolunden motorhome parking
  • Find a campsite near you: First Camp City - Stockholm also cottages
  • Find accommodation nearby: Hotel Esplanade, Strandvägen 7A
  • Distance between Hallwylska Museum and Stockholm Toy Museum 3 min

25. Stockholm toy museum

Did you know that there is a museum in Bergrummet on Skeppsholmen in Stockholm, filled with toys and comic books? We had no idea, but discovered it by chance when we were going to a meeting organised there. Check out our photos from the Tidö Collection of Toys & Comics museum! Do you recognise any of the toys or comics from your own childhood?

  • Find a car park near you: Tantolunden motorhome parking
  • Find a campsite near you: First Camp City - Stockholm also cottages
  • Find accommodation nearby: Hotel Esplanade, Strandvägen 7A
  • Distance between Stockholm Toy Museum and Photographic Centre 8 min

26. Fotografiska

The Fotografiska Museum in Stockholm is well worth a visit. The exhibitions are varied and the photographs on display are often thought-provoking and emotional. We offer a story from our visit and some practical information for those who also want to visit Fotografiska.

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  • Find a car park near you: Tantolunden motorhome parking
  • Find a campsite near you: First Camp City - Stockholm also cottages
  • Find accommodation nearby: Hotel Esplanade, Strandvägen 7A
  • Distance between Fotografiska and Stockholm Tramway Museum 14 min

27. tramway museum

The Spårvägsmuseet is a tramway museum in Stockholm. It is located in Hjorthagen in Norra Djurgårdsstaden. It shows the development of public transport in the Stockholm area from the 1650s to the present day.

  • Find a car park near you: Small farm in Stockholm
  • Find a campsite near you: First Camp City - Stockholm also cottages
  • Find accommodation nearby: Hotel Esplanade, Strandvägen 7A
  • Distance between Tramway Museum and Air Force Museum 2 hours 18 minutes

28. air force museum Linköping

The Air Force Museum in Linköping is a technical and cultural history museum that tells the 100-year history of Swedish military aviation. One of the most interesting aircraft in the museum is a DC-3 with a very special history. This downed reconnaissance plane was recovered after 50 years on the seabed and the exhibition tells the story of the political game and the long search by relatives for the truth about what really happened.

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  • Find a car park near you: Air Force Museum car park/stand
  • Find a campsite near you: Sandvik campsite
  • Find accommodation nearby: Hilma Winblads, Kopparslagaregränd 2
  • Distance between Air Force Museum and Film Village Småland 1 hour 23 minutes

29. film village Småland

Here you can see classic studio buildings and original costumes from the films, sing to film music, create your own mobile films and experience other interactive environments. There are also 12 filming locations nearby, such as Katthult and Bullerbyn.

  • Find a car park near you: The Fox & Cheese in Lida.
  • Find a campsite near you: Spilhammar campsite
  • Find accommodation nearby: Hässlebogården, Gäddegöl 1
  • Distance between Filmbyn Småland and Kosta Art Gallery 1 hour 34 minutes

Kosta Art Gallery is an art gallery in the Glasriket region of Småland, showing glass art by various famous designers. You don't have to have a specific interest in glass or art to appreciate this. We were completely fascinated!

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  • Find a car park near you: Kosta Lodge
  • Find a campsite near you: Kosta bad & camping
  • Find accommodation nearby: Kosta boda art hotel, Stora vägen 75
  • Distance between Kosta Art Gallery and James Bond 007 Museum 32 min

31. James Bond 007 museum

The James Bond Museum in Småland is a fantastic place for anyone who loves the James Bond films, and perhaps for everyone else as well. The collection is hugely impressive and the museum is so large that visitors are provided with a map of the many rooms.

  • Find a car park near you: In the James Bond car park
  • Find a campsite near you: Boda camping
  • Find accommodation nearby: Nybro Stora hotel, Mellangatan 11, Nybro
  • Distance between James Bond 007 Museum and A world of Dinosaurs 18 min

32. A world of dinosaurs

Here they have dug up and released more of the largest and most feared creatures ever to walk the earth. Here you get closer to a real encounter with a dinosaur.

  • Find a car park near you: There are 13 parking spaces on Ölandskajen
  • Find a campsite near you: Nybro camping
  • Find accommodation nearby: Kattrumpans bed & Breakfast, Ölandsgatan 39
  • Distance between A world of dinosaurs and Kalmar läns museum 12 min

33. Kalmar County Museum (Wreck)

Kalmar County Museum offers a very exciting exhibition on the regal ship Kronan, which sank in the Baltic Sea in 1676. There are also some other interesting exhibitions here - including one on the mysterious massacre at the ancient Sandby Borg castle on Öland.

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  • Find a car park near you: There are 13 parking spaces on Ölandskajen
  • Find a campsite near you: First Camp Stensö, Stensövägen 100
  • Find accommodation nearby: Hotel Svanen Kalmar, Rappegatan 1
  • Distance between Kalmar County Museum and Marinmuseum Karlskrona 1 hour 13 minutes

34. Marine Museum Karlskrona

Marinmuseum in Karlskrona is a museum that tells the story of the Swedish Navy from 1522 to the present day. The museum is beautifully located on the island of Stumholmen and offers a modern and exciting museum experience.

  • Find a car park near you: Karlkrona city marina
  • Find a campsite near you: First camp Skönstavik Karlskrona
  • Find accommodation nearby: Kronohäktet, Bastionsgatan 14

TIPS: Ice cream!

One of the best ice cream experiences in Sweden can be found in the centre of Karlskrona on the glacier in the main square.

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