Entertainment Park-Complex "Beast Island" Jurgården

Animal Island (Jurgården) is one of the most popular places in Stockholm. Previously, there were royal hunting grounds, now on the island there is an amusement park, the most famous museums, a zoo, many cafes, restaurants, children's playgrounds. The islands of the forest are also preserved.

On Jurgården there are children’s museum Unibakken based on the books of Astrid Lindgren, the amusement park Grenalund, the ship Vasa, which has been preserved since the 17th century, sunk during descent into the water, the ethnographic open-air museum Skansen. In the Skansen Museum you can see the history of Sweden in miniature.

There are also two art museums where you can see collections of Northern European painting and sculpture. Both museums are housed in former royal palaces. The Scandinavian Museum, also located on the "Beast Island", is dedicated to the history and culture of Northern Europe.

The only zoo in Stockholm also found a place on the island of Jurgarden. A walking tour of the island can take a whole day.