Gothenburg

Liseberg is the garden of Göteborg; beds of flowers everywhere are just asking to be admired in the largest theme park in Sweden. — Michelin Guide

Boasting the most significant repository of Swedish art outside Stockholm, the museum's array of 19th- and 20th-century Swedish art is vast. — Frommer's

Sweden’s only art and design museum captures the style of different eras from 1851 to the present day. — Lonely Planet

Gothenburg's newest museum (opened in 2004), and the pride of many of its residents, manages to combine aspects of sociology with idealism in ways that seem to have been perfected in Sweden. — Frommer's

More botanical bliss awaits at the Botaniska Trädgården. Sweden’s largest botanical garden, it breathes easy with around 16,000 plant species. — Lonely Planet

The main attraction is a huge naval destroyer, complete with a medical room in which a leg amputation operation is graphically re-created. — Fodor's

Like most buildings in Haga, the buildings' ground floors were made of stone in order to prevent the spread of fire (the upper floors are wood). — Fodor's

It is centred around a huge tropical greenhouse and several aquariums which invite visitors both young and old to learn about the secrets of life on earth. — Michelin Guide

Slottsskogen is not just a vast expanse of greenery criss-crossed by winding paths perfect for a stroll and a picnic. It is also home to a children's zoo. — Michelin Guide

The exhibition here is centred around the history of the city and its region and includes period interiors, furniture, domestic utensils, costumes, arts and crafts, and Oriental porcelain. — Michelin Guide

Beautiful open green spaces, manicured gardens, and tree-lined paths are the perfect place to escape for some peace and rest. — Fodor's

Pay homage to one of Sweden’s enduring icons at the Volvo Museum, which contains everything from the company’s debut vehicle to its most experimental designs. — Lonely Planet

The church is the city's most characteristic landmark. — Michelin Guide

This square was built in 1923 in celebration of the city's 300th anniversary. In the center is the Swedish-American sculptor Carl Milles's breathtaking fountain statue of Poseidon choking a codfish. — Fodor's

With 110 hectares (272 acres), this is the largest park in Gothenburg, and it's perfect for a picnic on a summer day. — Frommer's

Hailed as one of the most exciting major pieces of public architecture in Sweden. Overlooking the grimy industrial harbor landscape...it features some of the finest theater, opera, operettas, musicals. — Frommer's