Historic places in Gothenburg

11 historic buildings, sites and memorials in Gothenburg.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

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Antikhallarna
Originally a bank, these "halls" host 10 shops specializing in various antiques. There is everything from certified ancient Egyptian and Greek statues to stamps and silver spoons. A very nice café lies here as well.
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Bombay Palace
Serves tasty Indian food in a good atmosphere. Seating arrangement is not so good, but the food will leave you happy.
Mains 150–200 kr
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Feskekörka
The historical fish market – the "fish church" – has reopened after a major renovation in the early 2020s. Now there are just a couple of restaurants and shops (formerly there was a much larger number of them), though the place is still all about fish and seafood.
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Gothenburg Cathedral
Göteborgs Domkyrka
Built in 1815, in the centre of old town. The seat of the Diocese of Gothenburg. It is the third church standing there – the earlier two burned down in city fires. Domkyrkoplan, the park surrounding the church, used to be the cemetery of the second church.
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Gothenburg City Museum
Göteborgs Stadsmuseum
Covers the history of the city and region from prehistoric times to the present, with emphasis on the 19th-century Swedish East India Company, which was once housed in the building.
40 kr, people under 20 and students free
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Gothenburg Natural History Museum
Göteborgs Naturhistoriska Museum
The oldest museum in Gothenburg includes a stuffed blue whale and is situated in Slottsskogen. Here you can learn about the history of animals from around the world. Among other things, they have a permanent exhibition dedicated to whales.
Tue-Sun 11:00-17:0040 kr, under 20 years and students (with valid ID) free
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Gothenburg Radio Museum
All kinds of historical radio equipment on display from crystal radios to police radios and TV sets to vacuum tubes as well as a library with radio manuals.
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KA 4 Museum and the Fort of Oskar II
A museum at the former Coast Artillery Regiment at Käringberget. The fortification was built in the early 20th century and used until WWII, but there have been fortifications here for centuries. As warfare evolved, fortifications like this became outdated and therefore usually dismantled (as they did not have a historical significance being just a few decades old then), and as such the preserved Oskar II fort with its guns is a quite rare sight even around the world.
Irregular opening hours
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Maritime Museum and Aquarium
Sjöfartsmuseet Akvariet
Explains the maritime history of Gothenburg, West Sweden and of the fishing industry; has models of sailing ships. An aquarium in the basement, consisting of an "ocean lab" for visitors, a main tank with sharks and kinds of small fishes and some small tanks with coral, jellyfish and starfish. There is a lookout just by the museum, on the top of the pillar of the "Seamans wife", where you can view the harbour, but it is not open every day.
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Slottsskogen
A big English garden close to the Botanical Garden and a popular spot for relaxing and picnics. Within the park you'll find the Museum of nature history, an observatory, a mini golf course, and a child zoo. In the zoo, you can also pay a visit to the quintessential Swedish animal: the älg, also known as moose. Slottskogen is famed for its valley with over 60 kinds of Azalea that blooms during early summer. The museum and the zoo don`t have an entry fee. Slottskogen can be very crowded with people going for a barbecue in Summer. On the night before the 1st of May, there is usually a big bonfire in the park, which is worth watching.
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World of Volvo
An exhibition centre for Volvo Cars and Volvo Group (the commercial vehicle brand). In addition to cars and trucks on display, there are visualisations of the history of Volvo, activities such as operating an excavator, scale models and occasional music events. The former museum in Arendal Skans is closed.

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Gothenburg (CC BY-SA 4.0).