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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Uppsala

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

Updated September 29, 2022
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Uppsala, Sweden

Gustavianum Museum

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

Uppsala, Sweden

Royal Mounds of Gamla Uppsala

Ancient burial grounds of the wealthy.
The runestone in the church wall.

Uppsala, Sweden

Runestone in Gamla Uppsala Church

This mysterious runestone embedded in a church wall is linked to the medieval cult of Saint Erik.
Flogsta is quiet and calm by day but by night…

Uppsala, Sweden

The Flogsta Scream

A nightly tradition fills the streets of Flogsta with a collective scream.
The cat sign with a female crossing sign.

Uppsala, Sweden

Pelle Svanslös Crosswalk

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

Uppsala, Sweden

'Thing of all Swedes' Mound

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

Uppsala, Sweden

Urdar's Well and Yggdrasil

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

Uppsala, Sweden

Uppland Runic Inscription 489

A rare rune stone dedicated to a woman.
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The Codex Argenteus—a beautiful and mysterious bible from the sixth century—is now safely stowed in Sweden.
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