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Gotlands Museum

The guide was updated: 2024-02-23

A must-see when visiting Gotland is the Gotlandic picture stones, the treasures and the fossils – magical and unique in their kind. Book a tour of the world heritage site and get the qualified guides of the museum. Ecological restaurant and café. The museum shop is open all year round – bring a piece of Gotland with you!

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Address: Strandgatan 14, Visby
Website: www.gotlandsmuseum.se
Phone: +46 498 29 27 00

Our travel guides are free to read and explore online. If you want to get your own copy, the full travel guide for this destination is available to you offline* to bring along anywhere or print for your trip.

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Gotlands Cykeluthyrning

Gotlands Cykeluthyrning stands for Good bikes and Good service -It’s that simple! With their Around-the-island-service they’ll see to it that you always get help if you get any problem.

Gotlands Museum

Gotlands Museum

A must-see when visiting Gotland is the Gotlandic picture stones, the treasures and the fossils – magical and unique in their kind. Book a tour of the world heritage site and get the qualified guides of the museum. Ecological restaurant and café. The museum shop is open all year round – bring a piece of Gotland with you!

Bungemuseet

Bungemuseet

Find out how people once lived on Gotland at one of Sweden’s biggest open-air museums. Here you can meet farmers, fishermen, crofters, stone workers, craftsmen, school teachers and paupers in houses and on farms dating from the mid-17th century to the end of the 1920s. The Play House has toys and games from olden times, and young and old can walk on stilts, make log-house puzzels and toss the caber. You will find the dates of markets, tournaments, and other fun events at:

Bottarve

Bottarve

Bottarve, in the far south of Gotland, is a marvellous cultural meeting place with a museum, café, shop, playground and theatre.

Lummelunda Caves

Lummelunda Caves

Lummelunda caves are one of Gotland’s most popular attractions. You’ll be amazed at nature’s very own artwork – magical halls, stunning stalactites and fossils. A special guided caving adventure leads you even further into the depths of the underworld, through tight holes and underground lakes. Next to the caves there is a geological nature trail through a most lovely countryside.

Gotska Sandön

Gotska Sandön

North of Fårö, Gotska Sandön is the remotest island in the Baltic. Miles of sandy beaches and a peace that is rare nowadays, make this a unique spot... A hidden treasure, you could say. You can reach the island by boat from Nynäshamn or Fårösund, from May and September. Cottage or tent accommodation. Most visitors stay several days, but day-trips operate from Nynäshamn.

Gotlandståget (Gotland Heritage Railway)

Gotlandståget (Gotland Heritage Railway)

Dalhem, in the centre of Gotland, is home to the Gotland Hesselby Steam Railway, which runs in the summer from Hesselby to Munkebos using old-fashioned steam engines, carriages and wagons built between 1878 and 1945. Hesselby has a museum, carriage sheds and a café, which hires out trolleys.

Kneippbyn Fun Park

Kneippbyn Fun Park

Say hello to Pippi Longstocking! Here in Kneippbyn Resort you will find Villa Villekulla, the original movie house from the classic films of Pippi Longstocking. They have everything you need for an active and comfortable holiday, for both big and small, in the Summer & Water Park.

Bergmancenter

Bergmancenter

The Bergman Center on Fårö is a cultural center that focuses on the life and artistic achievments of the legendary Swedish director and writer Ingmar Bergman.

Fenomenalen Science Center

Fenomenalen Science Center

Fenomenalen is a science centre for children with hands-on areas and special exhibitions that focus on science, technology and mathematics.

Museum Lars Jonsson

Museum Lars Jonsson

A permanent exhibition of oil paintings, watercolours and sketch books by Lars Jonsson, housed in the old parsonage at Vamlingbo. Paintings and studies of the bird life and nature of Storsudret. Gallery shop selling lithographs, books, posters and postcards. The parsonage is surrounded by extensive gardens and a beautiful park adjoining the 13th century church. The parsonage café serves coffee, home baking, and light lunches with an italian flavour. Holiday accommodation: Rooms are available in the north wing, renovated and furnished in 18th century style. Naturum Gotland housed in the south range of the farmyard, is an exhibition on the geology, flora and fauna of Gotland sponsored by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and the county administration.

Johannes Nevala - Art Gallery

Johannes Nevala - Art Gallery

Art gallery with an exhibition by the artist Johannes Nevala. In painting and various graphic techniques Johannes Nevala create images based on inspiration from days at the Gotlandic seashore, especially in places where birds land and breed. He arouse associations to these places in a way that can be interpreted as real or fictitious, with the light often playing a central role in the experience.

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