Gothenburg Things to Do

Feskekörka the “Fish Church” is a market hall for seafood built in 1874. The building is reminiscent of a church, hence the name. Fresh fish is slightly more expensive here than average, but the quality and the atmosphere make... more

In the summer, Slottsskogen park is filled with sunbathers and coffee-drinking locals. There is a pool with seals, and you can watch them being fed at 2p. At Barnens Zoo the children can learn to play with animals in a respectf... more

The collections at the Göteborgs Konstmuseum consists mainly of Nordic art from the 15th to 20th centuries, including paintings by Ivar Arsosenius and Krogh. There are also works by other European artists such as Manet, Monet a... more

In the eighteenth century, the ship Götheborg sank just outside Gothenburg on its way home from China. The hold was full of porcelain and spices. When divers salvaged some of the remaining cargo in the 1980s, they came up with... more

Göteborgs Maritima Upplevelsecentrum is the world's largest ship museum, but it is not as overwhelming as you might expect. It is, nonetheless, very interesting, and the most lively museum in Gothenburg. The museum holds 14 boa... more

Älvsborgs Nya Fästning is located on an island at the harbour entrance. It was built in the 1600s, and completed in 1660. With a fortress in the harbour entrance and military batteries on Hising island, Gothenburg was very well... more

Guldhedstornet was built in 1953, designed by architect Nils Einar Eriksson. It is a water tower that serves 10 percent of Gothenburg's population. The tower itself isn't very high (130 metres), but it stands on a hill and ther... more

The Stock Exchange is situated by Gustav Adolfs Torg, just next to Brunnsparken. The land where the Stock Exchange stands today was during the seventeenth century the site of a stone building, which was demolished in 1844 when... more

Gothenburg University College was founded by a private initiative in 1891. Sixteen years later, in 1907, it received university status. It used to rent a wooden building at the intersection of Södra vägen and Parkgatan. The Uni... more

Lilla Torget (the Little Square) is an old market square. During the middle of the 19th century, wooden furniture was sold here. The market square was known colloquially as Trätorget (Wood Market). Lilla Torget is located south... more