In 1891 ethnographer Arthur hazelius on the island of djurgården in Stockholm founded Park Museum Skansen, which today is not only a favorite place of recreation for residents and visitors, but also the oldest Museum in the open air. On the territory of Skansen transported more than 160 country estates, houses and estates of XVIII - XX centuries from different parts of the country. To preserve the atmosphere of the era and location can not only buildings, but also thanks to the staff of the Museum, dressed exclusively in national costumes. Thus, the Park-Museum is a miniature replica of Sweden.

In the open-air Museum visitors can see the look of city blocks of the XVIII – XX centuries. Most of the workshops and factories were moved here from the capital district of the Seder. Get acquainted with life of the peasant farms of the Northern areas of Sweden if you visit the estate of Elbrus and estate Delsbo. Last visitors even a festive table in honor of Christmas. But the manor and the garden Skogholm shows the lifestyle of the aristocracy of those years. To meet the indigenous people of Northern Sweden – Sami in the Sami camp. The Church Segura, built in the first half of the eighteenth century and later migrated to the territory of the Museum, by far the most popular in Sweden to conduct the wedding ceremony.

Lovers of folk traditions and rituals can be advised to look at Skansen during any major holiday and take part in the festivities. From the XIV century, the Swedes celebrate the arrival of spring in the Walpurgis night. At Skansen this happens on a Grand scale: with a large bonfire and choral singing. However, the most attractive is the Midsummer Festival: dances, songs, dances do not stop here for 3 days. To compare the number of visitors to the Midsummer Festival can only Christmas market, permeated with the spirit of the holiday.

Park Museum Skansen is also the largest zoo in Stockholm. Here you can see traditional wildlife of the region, domestic animal breeds, as well as to look into the aquarium and terrarium.