Sweden
Things to do in Uppsala
16 places12 stories2 routes
Sightlore has 16 places to explore in Uppsala, and 12 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Uppsala's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Linnaeus Hammarby
Linnaeus's Hammarby is a historic house museum and mansion, and one of three botanical gardens belonging to Uppsala University, located in Sweden. It is situated about ten kilometres (6.2 mi) southeast of Uppsala.
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Gamla Uppsala
Gamla Uppsala is a parish and a village outside Uppsala in Sweden. It had 17,973 inhabitants in 2016. As early as the 3rd century AD and the 4th century AD and onwards, it was an important religious, economic and political centre.
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Old Uppsala Church
Church in Gamla Uppsala, standing on a site with prehistoric roots; it once served as a cathedral and archbishop's seat.
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Gustavianum
Gustavianum is the oldest standing building at Uppsala University. It was built between 1622 and 1625, and was used as the main building of the university between 1778 and 1887. Since 1997, it has been used as the university's museum.
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Håga kurgan
The Håga mound (Hågahögen) or King Björn's Mound (Kung Björns hög) is a large Nordic Bronze Age tumulus in the western outskirts of Uppsala, Sweden. It is one of the most magnificent remains from the Nordic Bronze Age.
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Museum of Evolution of Uppsala University
The Museum of Evolution of Uppsala University is a natural history museum in Sweden, and holds Scandinavia's largest fossil collection of dinosaurs.
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Uppsala Old Cemetery
Uppsala Old Cemetery is a cemetery in Uppsala, Sweden. In July 2024, about 20 grave sites at Uppsala Old Cemetery were vandalized (overturned gravestones, broken grave lanterns and destroyed flower arrangements).
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Uppsala Cathedral
Uppsala Cathedral is a cathedral located between the University Hall of Uppsala University and the Fyris river in the centre of Uppsala, Sweden.
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Uppsala Castle
Uppsala Castle is a 16th-century royal castle in the city of Uppsala, Sweden. Throughout much of its early existence, the castle played a major role in the history of Sweden.
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Valsgärde
Valsgärde or Vallsgärde is a farm on the Fyris river, about three kilometres north of Gamla Uppsala, the ancient centre of the Swedish kings and of the pagan faith in Sweden. The present farm dates from the 16th century.
Discovery routes in Uppsala
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Uppsala: cathedral, castle and Linnaeus' gardens
From the Linnaeus Garden to Uppsala Cathedral and the Gustavianum, then Uppsala Castle, the Botanical Garden, the Museum of Evolution and the Old Cemetery.
Gamla Uppsala and the Viking-age graves
From the Valsgärde burial ground to Gamla Uppsala Church and the mounds of Gamla Uppsala, then the Håga mound and Linnaeus' Hammarby.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Uppsala Castle
Uppsala Castle is a 16th-century royal castle in the city of Uppsala, Sweden. Throughout much of its early existence, the castle played a major role in the history of Sweden.
Uppsala Old Cemetery
Uppsala Old Cemetery is a cemetery in Uppsala, Sweden. In July 2024, about 20 grave sites at Uppsala Old Cemetery were vandalized (overturned gravestones, broken grave lanterns and destroyed flower arrangements).
Valsgärde
Valsgärde or Vallsgärde is a farm on the Fyris river, about three kilometres north of Gamla Uppsala, the ancient centre of the Swedish kings and of the pagan faith in Sweden. The present farm dates from the 16th century.
Gamla Uppsala
Gamla Uppsala is a parish and a village outside Uppsala in Sweden. It had 17,973 inhabitants in 2016. As early as the 3rd century AD and the 4th century AD and onwards, it was an important religious, economic and political centre.
Håga kurgan
The Håga mound (Hågahögen) or King Björn's Mound (Kung Björns hög) is a large Nordic Bronze Age tumulus in the western outskirts of Uppsala, Sweden. It is one of the most magnificent remains from the Nordic Bronze Age.
Uppsala stadsteater
The Uppsala City Theatre is a theatre in Uppsala, Sweden. It is located in close proximity to Uppsala Central Station.
Wik Castle
Vik Castle (Viks slott) is situated in Uppsala municipality and Balingsta district in Uppsala County, in the historical province of Uppland, Sweden.
Museums
Gustavianum
Gustavianum is the oldest standing building at Uppsala University. It was built between 1622 and 1625, and was used as the main building of the university between 1778 and 1887. Since 1997, it has been used as the university's museum.
Museum of Evolution of Uppsala University
The Museum of Evolution of Uppsala University is a natural history museum in Sweden, and holds Scandinavia's largest fossil collection of dinosaurs.
Linnaeus Hammarby
Linnaeus's Hammarby is a historic house museum and mansion, and one of three botanical gardens belonging to Uppsala University, located in Sweden. It is situated about ten kilometres (6.2 mi) southeast of Uppsala.
Upsala-Lenna Jernväg
Upsala–Lenna Järnväg (ULJ), also nicknamed "Lennakatten", is a narrow-gauge heritage railway in Uppsala County, Sweden. It is 33 km (21 mi) long and is a part of the once extensive Roslagen narrow-gauge network.
Places of worship
Uppsala Cathedral
Uppsala Cathedral is a cathedral located between the University Hall of Uppsala University and the Fyris river in the centre of Uppsala, Sweden.
Old Uppsala Church
Church in Gamla Uppsala, standing on a site with prehistoric roots; it once served as a cathedral and archbishop's seat.
Uppsala Mosque
The Uppsala Mosque is a small but very frequented mosque located in the Kapellgärdet neighbourhood of Uppsala in Sweden.
Nature
Linnaean Garden
The Linnaean Garden or Linnaeus Garden is the oldest of the botanical gardens belonging to Uppsala University, Sweden, and nowadays one of two satellite gardens of the larger University of Uppsala Botanic Garden, the other being the Linnaeus family's former summer home…
Uppsala Botanical Garden
The Botanical Garden of Uppsala University is the principal botanical garden in the city of Uppsala, Sweden.
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