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Liseberg Amusement Park
Liseberg is Scandinavia's biggest amusement park and the most popular tourist attraction in Sweden. It attracts more than three million visitors annually and offers a great variety of entertainments, from theatre and musical shows to swings and rides (including the famous roller coaster with a structure of wood). The summer season lasts from late April until early October. The park is open daily from mid May to late August. It opens again in November and December for a charming Christmas market.
Örgrytevägen/Korsvägen
Tel: (031) 400 100.
Website: www.liseberg.se
Admission charge.
Gothenburg Museum of Art
This art museum, located by Götaplatsen at the southern end of the city's main boulevard (Kungsportavenyn), has a great collection of Nordic art from the last couple of centuries, including works by Anders Zorn, Carl Larsson and Edvard Munch as well as more contemporary exhibits. The permanent exhibition also includes works by Picasso, Monet and other international masters. The Hasselblad Centre for Photographic Art and Gothenburg Art Hall are located in the same building.
Götaplatsen
Tel: (031) 612 980.
Website: www.konstmuseum.goteborg.se
Admission charge.
Gothenburg Botanical Garden
The foremost botanical garden in Northern Europe in terms of biodiversity, Gothenburg Botanical Garden includes some 16,000 species. It covers a total area of 175 hectares (ca 430 acres) and is criss-crossed by walking paths. A truly stunning park, it contains herb gardens, a bamboo grove, a Japanese garden, an arboretum with woodland plants from all over the world, a deservedly famous rock garden and greenhouses with orchids and other exotic plants.
Carl Skottsbergs Gata 22A
Tel: (031) 741 1100.
Website: www.gotbot.se
Free admission to the garden, charge for the greenhouses.
Feskekörka
A wonderful market hall for fresh seafood, Feskekörka (the name comes from the local dialect and means ‘the Fish Church') is highly recommended for fish lovers. It opened in 1874 and got its name because of the shape of the building, which looks like a church. There are several shops and a lunch restaurant inside, and the quality and variety of fish and shellfish on offer are top notch.
Rosenlundsgatan
Website: www.fiskekyrkan.se
Free admission.
Maritiman
The world's largest floating sea vessel museum, Maritiman in Gothenburg's harbour consists of 19 different vessels - ships, boats, barges and a submarine. All of the exhibits have their own particular points of interest, and the museum also offers a fascinating glimpse into a bygone era in Gothenburg's maritime and shipyard history.
Packhuskajen 8 ½
Tel: (031) 105 950.
Website: www.maritiman.se
Admission charge.
Universeum
A hugely impressive science museum and scientific centre for the whole family, Universeum presents scientific and technological topics in such a way as to appeal both to children and adults. Some sections deal with technology, while others present rainforest and aquatic environments as well as live animals. The museum offers a fascinating insight into ecological and environmental issues.
Södra vägen 50
Tel: (031) 335 6450.
Website: www.universeum.se
Admission charge.
Liseberg is Scandinavia's biggest amusement park and the most popular tourist attraction in Sweden. It attracts more than three million visitors annually and offers a great variety of entertainments, from theatre and musical shows to swings and rides (including the famous roller coaster with a structure of wood). The summer season lasts from late April until early October. The park is open daily from mid May to late August. It opens again in November and December for a charming Christmas market.
Örgrytevägen/Korsvägen
Tel: (031) 400 100.
Website: www.liseberg.se
Admission charge.
Gothenburg Museum of Art
This art museum, located by Götaplatsen at the southern end of the city's main boulevard (Kungsportavenyn), has a great collection of Nordic art from the last couple of centuries, including works by Anders Zorn, Carl Larsson and Edvard Munch as well as more contemporary exhibits. The permanent exhibition also includes works by Picasso, Monet and other international masters. The Hasselblad Centre for Photographic Art and Gothenburg Art Hall are located in the same building.
Götaplatsen
Tel: (031) 612 980.
Website: www.konstmuseum.goteborg.se
Admission charge.
Gothenburg Botanical Garden
The foremost botanical garden in Northern Europe in terms of biodiversity, Gothenburg Botanical Garden includes some 16,000 species. It covers a total area of 175 hectares (ca 430 acres) and is criss-crossed by walking paths. A truly stunning park, it contains herb gardens, a bamboo grove, a Japanese garden, an arboretum with woodland plants from all over the world, a deservedly famous rock garden and greenhouses with orchids and other exotic plants.
Carl Skottsbergs Gata 22A
Tel: (031) 741 1100.
Website: www.gotbot.se
Free admission to the garden, charge for the greenhouses.
Feskekörka
A wonderful market hall for fresh seafood, Feskekörka (the name comes from the local dialect and means ‘the Fish Church') is highly recommended for fish lovers. It opened in 1874 and got its name because of the shape of the building, which looks like a church. There are several shops and a lunch restaurant inside, and the quality and variety of fish and shellfish on offer are top notch.
Rosenlundsgatan
Website: www.fiskekyrkan.se
Free admission.
Maritiman
The world's largest floating sea vessel museum, Maritiman in Gothenburg's harbour consists of 19 different vessels - ships, boats, barges and a submarine. All of the exhibits have their own particular points of interest, and the museum also offers a fascinating glimpse into a bygone era in Gothenburg's maritime and shipyard history.
Packhuskajen 8 ½
Tel: (031) 105 950.
Website: www.maritiman.se
Admission charge.
Universeum
A hugely impressive science museum and scientific centre for the whole family, Universeum presents scientific and technological topics in such a way as to appeal both to children and adults. Some sections deal with technology, while others present rainforest and aquatic environments as well as live animals. The museum offers a fascinating insight into ecological and environmental issues.
Södra vägen 50
Tel: (031) 335 6450.
Website: www.universeum.se
Admission charge.
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