Myths, Murders, and Monarchy: Stockholm Self-Guided Tour

Duration2h - 3h

Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before

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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted

LanguagesGerman, Russian, Portuguese, English, Italian, Polish, French, Dutch, Spanish

Private tourOnly your group will participate

Overview

A hollowed-out log stuffed with Viking gold drifted 45 km and wherever it landed, a city would be born. That origin story kicks off this app-based, self-guided walking tour of Stockholm as you wind through Gamla Stan and beyond.
You'll squeeze through an alley barely wider than your shoulders, learn how a shop girl became Hollywood's highest-paid star, and stand where a six-day bank siege gave the world the term "Stockholm Syndrome." The tour traces Viking rune stones, a tavern where Nobel Literature judges still dine on Thursdays, and a royal palace haunted by a ghost the queen herself confirmed.
This Stockholm audio tour lets you start anytime, pause for fika at Sweden's oldest café, and resume whenever you're ready — no group, no schedule, full offline access. Over 20,000 travelers have explored with our self-guided tours, and a full refund guarantee means zero risk. If you'd rather discover Stockholm at your own pace with real stories instead of a megaphone, this is the one to book

What's included

100% Satisfaction Guarantee: If you don’t love the tour, write to us for a full refund.
1-year access to audio on iOS & Android. Listen to the tour anytime, as many times as you like
Audio and written guide included
Offline access to the tour (no internet connection needed) once tour is downloaded
Images to identify stops and in app interactive map for navigation

Any physical devices or headphones
Human tour guide at location

What to expect

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Stand before a thousand-year-old rune stone carved by grieving Viking parents whose son's name has been lost forever.
Marten Trotzigs grand
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Squeeze through Stockholm's narrowest alley and try to touch both walls of this 90-centimeter medieval passage.
Nobel Prize Museum
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Learn how a premature obituary calling Alfred Nobel "the merchant of death" changed the course of global recognition forever.
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Find Sweden's smallest statue, a sleepless boy gazing at the moon, wrapped in scarves by Stockholmers who treat him like family.
Royal Palace
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Walk by a 600-room palace that took 54 years to build after its medieval predecessor burned down in a single day.
Norrmalmstorg
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Stand where a robber disguised as an American tourist fired a submachine gun and sparked a six-day siege broadcast live on Swedish television.
Drottninggatan
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Walk a street named for a queen who was raised as a prince, ruled on her own terms, and then shocked Europe by giving up the throne.
S:ta Gertrud
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Look up at the gilded saint guarding a church that gave Stockholm its first German parish outside Germany.
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Trace how Sweden's coffee obsession survived royal bans, secret meetings, and a king's bizarre prisoner experiment.
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Step into a three-hundred-year-old tavern where Nobel Literature judges still hold a standing Thursday dinner reservation.
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Decode the political allegory hidden inside a bronze knight slaying a dragon meant to represent the King of Denmark.
Storkyrkan
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Pass by Stockholm's oldest church, where kings were crowned, reformers preached, and a crown princess married her personal trainer's rival in tradition.
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Pass above a hidden tunnel network that lets lawmakers move unseen beneath one of Europe's most transparent democracies.
Kungstradgarden
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Follow a vain, opera-writing king from his sun-drenched garden to the masked ball where assassins pressed a pistol to his hip. See how an eight-year-old heir grew into Sweden's worst warrior king and lost Finland after five hundred years of union.Discover how a French commoner with "Death to the King" tattooed on his body ended up crowned King of Sweden.
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Trace Greta Garbo's rise from a department store counter to Hollywood's highest-paid star — and the single catalogue photo that changed everything.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

This is a self-guided audio tour on the "Tourific self-guided tours" app. To activate the tour, check your email for instructions from Tourific or your booking platform sent right after booking. Can’t find it? Search for our company in your email inbox and spam folder. OR contact us via support.

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Additional information

Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

From

$6.99 per person

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