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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Uppsala

13 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Uppsala, Sweden

Updated September 29, 2022

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Gustavianum Museum

The second oldest anatomical theater is housed in a museum of curiosities.
The Three Royal Mounds.

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Royal Mounds of Gamla Uppsala

Ancient burial grounds of the wealthy.
Flogsta is quiet and calm by day but by night...

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The Flogsta Scream

A nightly tradition fills the streets of Flogsta with a collective scream.
The runestone in the church wall.

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Runestone in Gamla Uppsala Church

This mysterious runestone embedded in a church wall is linked to the medieval cult of Saint Erik.
The cat sign with a female crossing sign.

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Pelle Svanslös Crosswalk

Uppsala's adorable feline sign celebrates a popular children's book set in the Swedish city.
The mounds of Gamla Uppsala.

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'Thing of all Swedes' Mound

The official meeting point for the oddly named governing assembly of ancient Sweden.
Urdar's Well and Yggdrasil.

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Urdar's Well and Yggdrasil

Legend says this fabled well held part of a mythical Norse tree.
The park.

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Universitetshuset Runestone Circle

A large collection of ancient runestones decorates this university courtyard.
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