Top 10 Museums in Gavleborg County, Midnight Sun Coast

Welcome to a trip with the steam train from Jädraås! Start the trip from Jädraås and travel with the train to Svartbäcken Nedre. On return travel the train makes a longer stop at Tallås. Here you can disembark for a pause at the old station environment from 1880s. Café Mallet is serving coffee, soft drinks, buns and more. You are also welcome to bring your own packed lunch. Traffic days 2018: - Sundays June 24 - August 26. Train dept Jädraås at 11.00, 12.50 and 14.35. In addiction, Sundays July 1 - August 12 train dept Jädraås at 11.55 and 13.45. - Great Train Weekend July 22-23 with a numerous trains of different kinds during two days. - Evening traffic on Saturday August 19. Steam trains in the light of kerosene lamps from Jädraås 19.28, 19.55, 20.34, 21.06 and 21.50.

Experience prison conditions of the past in two unique prison buildings. Follow history from the old castle jail with its underground dungeons, dating back to the mid-1600s, to one of Sweden’s first penitentiaries, dating from 1847. You will witness the Swedish prison system, which developed from a period of public enforced shame and corporal punishment to a time when prisoners were isolated from society in what we now call solitary confinement. A visit to the Prison Museum leaves no one unaffected. When you visit the museum, borrow an audioguide in english or german for free!

TEMPORARILY CLOSED Swedish Railway Museum is currently closed for renovation of the exhibitions. During this time you are most welcome to join us for trips with our historical trains, to various destinations.around Sweden. The Train Hall, where the collections are stored, will be opened for display first weekend of each month, from May through September 2018. Swedish Railway Museum is the central institution within Swedish National Maritime Museums which also oversees its three sister museums, the Naval Museum, the Vasa Museum and the Maritime Museum. During the early 1900s, objects began to be collected that were considered to be of historical value for the future. The collections are of international top class and consists of over 300 vehicles from the mid-1800s to the present day. The collections do not only consist of vehicles but also objects, photographs, archives and books. Swedish Railway Museum is currently closed for renovation of the exhibitions. During this time you are most welcome to join us for trips with our historical trains, to various destinations around Sweden. The Train Hall, where the collections are stored, will be opened for display during a few weekends. Please, visit our web for more information about those occations.

The County Museum of Gävleborg owns outstanding collections of Swedish art and design, with 300 paintings and sculptures on display. The museum also shows the famous design by Gunnar Cyrén and thousands of industrial design products and handicraft. You can use an audio guide to take the “highlight tour”. Don´t miss the Café and museum shop.