The entrance to the Marinmuseum.

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Marinmuseum

Top choice in Southern Sweden


The striking Marinmuseum is the national naval museum. Dive in for reconstructions of a battle deck in wartime, a hall full of fantastic figureheads, piles of model boats, and even some of the real thing – such as a minesweeper, the HMS Västervik and Sweden’s royal sloop. There is also a pleasant restaurant (mains from 100kr).


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