The 17th century Vasa warship is at the heart of the popular Vasa Museum and one of the top sights to see in Stockholm and Sweden. The Vasa Museum in Stockholm was built around the Vasa warship that sank on its maiden voyage in 1628. The Vasa was salvaged during the 1960s with a remarkable … Read more
The Ikea Museum in the original furniture store in Älmhult, Southern Sweden, explains the history of Ikea and its founder Ingvar Kamprad. The Ikea Museum is in the small Swedish town Älmhult where Ingvar Kamprad opened the first Ikea furniture store in 1958. The museum tells the story of Ikea and its famously frugal founder, … Read more
Harald Bluetooth’s Trelleborg is the best-preserved Viking ring fortress in Denmark and worth a stopover when driving from Copenhagen to Odense and Fyn. The Trelleborg Fortress is one of the best-known and most-important Viking-era sites near Copenhagen in Denmark. The main attraction is the well-preserved ramparts of the round Viking fortress erected by Harald Bluetooth … Read more
The Bronze Age rock carvings near Tanum in the Bohuslän region of Sweden are UNESCO World Cultural Heritage-listed sites and easy to enjoy for free. Thousands of rock carvings of people, animals, and boats made during the Bronze Age attract visitors to the Tanum area of Western Sweden. The high concentration of rock art here … Read more
The UNESCO-listed Rietveld-Schröderhuis in Utrecht is the most famous De Stijl house in the Netherlands. It may be visited only with prior reservations. The Rietveld-Schröder House in Utrecht is the best known building designed by Dutch architect and furniture designer Gerrit Rietveld. It is often described as the only building to fully incorporate the aspirations … Read more
Paleis Het Loo, the Dutch royal hunting lodge and Baroque summer palace famous for its sumptuous interior and formal gardens, is a popular day-trip destination in the Netherlands. Het Loo Palace is a former Dutch royal residence located near Apeldoorn in the province Gelderland in the Netherlands. Originally a hunting lodge and summer residence, the … Read more
The Wall Museum at Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin covers escapes from East Germany in the Cold War and non-violent struggles for human rights worldwide. The most-popular items in the museum are related to successful escapes from Communist East Germany to the West whether over or under the Berlin Wall, smuggled through border checkpoints or escaping … Read more
The DDR Museum gives an easy to enjoy look into life and events in the former GDR (East Germany) during the period of German division. This small museum with many interactive displays is one of the most popular in Berlin. Its location is very convenient on the banks of the Spree River across from the … Read more
The 17th-century Portugese Synagoge is a working synagogue but open to visitors as a central part of the Jewish Cultural Quarter in Amsterdam. The Portuguese Synagogue or Esnoga in Amsterdam is one of the oldest and largest working synagogues in Europe. It is at the heart of the Jewish Cultural Quarter in Amsterdam. The building … Read more
The National Maritime Museum (Het Scheepvaartmuseum) in Amsterdam has a large collection of shipping-related items and a replica of a Golden Age sailboat. Het Scheepvaartmuseum in Amsterdam has the world’s second-largest collection of historic maritime objects. The museum displays cover many aspects of The Netherlands’ glorious naval history using paintings, shipping equipment and instruments, models, … Read more