Gröna Lund

Location

Stockholm
Sweden
59° 19' 24.0816" N, 18° 5' 47.004" E
SE
General info: 

The oldest amusement park in Sweden is Gröna Lund. Located in the close to the city center, on the island Djurgarden, this park has been a popular attraction since the day it opened, in the late 19th century. A day spent at Gröna Lund is a memorable one, whether you dine in one of the restaurants, enjoy a pentathlon, a live concert or one of the 30 exciting rides.

However, Grona Lund doesn’t serve strictly as an amusement park – it also hosts some sport venues and concerts. The citizens of Stockholm still remember the concert Bob Marley held during the eighties, which holds the record for the most number of visitors.

Getting there: 

Tram line 7 and bus line 44 operate near the park.

Costs: 

The entrance fee is 110 SEK.

Interesting places nearby

Old Tjikko is the world's oldest individual clonal tree. The age of this Norway Spruce tree is an unbelievable 9,550 years and it is located on Fulufjället Mountain in Sweden.

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Trolltunga (Troll's tongue) is a piece of rock jutting horizontally out of a mountain a staggering 700 metres above the lake Ringedalsvatnet in Odda, Norway.

Preikestolen is a unique rock formation towering 604 meters over the Lysefjord near Stavanger. The top of the rock is completely flat with an area of 25mX25m and it looks like the whole block is cut with a knife.

Langfoss trundles down into the Åkrafjord like a nature made roller coaster. The total fall of Langfoss is around 612 meters and it is one of the highest in Norway and Europe.

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