Vasamuseet (Vasa Museum) - Stockholm - TravBuddy

Museum might be a bit expensive but totally worth it. The museum is built around a huge warship that sank in Stockholm in the 17th century, very impressive. They've even got a section explaining the story of some of the people that died when the ship sank, where they've examined the DNA of the skeletons they found

You can take the ferry there from Slussen, just a short walk after that

EDIT: I've been informed that the museum actually has nothing to do with Vikings. Fair enough. However, if you like Vikings and pirates, you'll probably still like looking at a cool old boat anyway.

The Vasa Museum, for a pirate geek like me, is pretty cool. I mean, Vikings are are just Scandinavian pirates, right? Pretty much.

The Museum is off on a little peninsula a few blocks out of town. You can walk there - I did - but it's also not right in the middle of the busy city. Its main feature is (you guessed it) the Vasa, a recovered sunken ship from hundreds of years ago, restored impressively by a teams of scientists and archaeologists. The ship itself takes up the entire center of the five-story museum, with the rest of the exhibits stacked in concentric circles around it. What this means is that you can get a good view of the ship from anywhere in the museum, and you can examine up close the hull, the desk, the masts, and just about every other feature of the ship.

The museum is pretty dark, because when the ship is exposed to light it tends to decay faster. Your eyes will adjust, and if you still have trouble there are audio guides (both recorded and live) in several languages. There are videos about the restoration of the Vasa, artifacts recovered from the ship, and walk-through recreations of parts of the ship. There's really something for everyone here.

At 80 kroner ($11) for adults, it's a good value for what could easily be four hours of entertainments. It's educational, it's very professionally designed, and it's fun. Who wouldn't want to see the world's oldest recovered Viking-looking ship?