Gothenburg attractions

The Gothenburg Museum was founded in the 1860s, but its art collection didn’t become a separate museum until 1923. The Gothenburg Museum of Art is now Sweden's third largest art museum in terms of physical size and collection size; part of this is attributed to the 1996 expansion to include the Hasselblad Center, museum store, and restaurant.

Sweden’s most famous automobile brand is the subject of the eponymous Volvo Museum, located on the Gothenburg island of Hisingen. Chronicling the company’s humble beginnings in Gothenburg in 1927 to its status today as a globally renowned vehicle manufacturer, the museum provides a fun and fascinating insight into the world of Volvo.

Permanently moored in Gothenburg Harbor, the four-masted Barken Viking was built in 1906 and is allegedly one of the largest ships ever built in Scandinavia. Despite its name, the boat bears no relation to the Norse warriors—it served as a merchant ship until retiring from service and being transformed into a floating hotel.