Postmuseum

Gamla Stan


Examining almost four centuries of Swedish postal history, the Postmuseum is not as mind-numbing as it might sound. It’s actually rather evocative, featuring old mail carriages, kitsch postcards and a cute children’s post office for budding postal workers. There’s also a great cafe and a philatelic library with 51,000 books on stamps and postal history.

Transportation

  • tunnelbana: Gamla Stan

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