The ship is like something straight out of "Pirates of the Carribean". Very cool. Wish I had more time there.

I was fortunate to visit the Vasa during a holiday, when some of the regular staff was off, and Fred Hocker, the head of research at the museum, gave the tour. It was extraordinary. If you are able to schedule a "curator tour" with Fred you will be fortunate indeed. He is incredibly knowledgable and a very engaging preesnter, and ...

I was not excited about this museum...even though it was said to be a "must see" in our tour book. I couldn't imagine what was so great about a ship that didn't hardly make it out of the harbor before sinking. To my amazement, the museum was more than worth the money. The ship is restored to it's old glory. About 95% of ...

I enjoyed exploring the Vasamuseet. As well as looking at the Vasa and reading about the ship's history, you can also find out alot about Swedish maritime history and life as a sailor in Sweden. (The keeldragging story is very interesting to read about.) It takes about 3 - 4 hours to explore the Vasamuseet, which is easily accessable by ferry, ...

From the moment you step up to the building you can feel something special. The use of multi-media plus hands on displays is the best I have seen. The ship and the continuing historical work is truly one of the most incredible sights world wide.

If you are interested in Vikings, Old Spanish wrecks off the coast of Florida or just love history this is the place. I spent 6 hours here and I Will go back.

I thought it would just be a ship, but spent 2 hours admiring the craftsmanship and design of a boat from the 17th century. Reasonably priced too.

this is a great place. everyone that comes to stockholm should visit this museum because it´s very special and beautiful and one can learn a great deal about sweden and swedes when he sees it...

interesting look at swedish history--hard to get good photos