2 Best things to see & do in Stockholm

This relatively new museum (opened 2013) tells the remarkable story of the Swedish pop supergroup ‘ABBA’. From their first Swedish hit single in 1970 (‘Hej gamle man’), to their last recorded song in 1982 (‘The day before you came’), Agnetha, Benny, Bjorn and Anni-Frid clocked up an astonishing 380 million record sales (and counting). Fifty years later, their songs are still sung by young and old alike. (Let’s be honest, who doesn’t love an ABBA song?)

Throw in outlandish costumes, iconic photographs, wacky memorabilia, and relationship exposés, and you’ve got one of the greatest pop music legends of all time and a Stockholm museum not to be missed.

Sweden’s stand-out palace was originally commissioned by King John III for his queen Catherine, and completed in 1580. Many of Sweden’s monarchs have lived there since, including the current royal family who have a private wing. The rest of the palace and gardens are open to the public.