Wadköping Open Air Museum, Örebro, Sweden

Wadköping open-air museum with its wooden buildings and courtyards gives an idea of what Örebro's buildings and city environment used to look like. Wadköping has been located here since its opening in 1965 and comprises buildings and courtyards moved here from central Örebro. A town street runs through the middle of Wadköping with buildings on either side. One side, with its low-proportioned, red-painted buildings depicts 17th, 18th and early 19th century buildings, while the other side shows Örebro´s city environment after the great fire of 1854.

Nowadays the buildings in Wadköping are home to shops, craft workshops, museums and exhibition venues. The area is open all year round admission free.

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M4 Taylor (6 months ago)
Wadköping is not only nice due to the old time look and ascetic but also extremely child friendly. If we overlook the small installations keeping children occupied while adults look around and the kiosks and shops having things for all children. We need to not go further than about 70 meters to a large playground and a smaller water park. While the water park is small there's enough to keep any child happy and occupied for hours. And if not that the playground offers lots of equipment and older looking play houses to peak their interests.

Maria Benincasa (7 months ago)
A very cozy place to visit. I really recommend using public transportation to get here as parking is extremely limited. Also be aware that these old houses are not handicap friendly. There are very steep steps and some places lack handrails.

Lars Ragnarsson (9 months ago)
This is a small cousy place with old buildings with a lot of interesting to see, shop, and learn. For both old and young, since Stadsparken is lose with a lovely playground.

İrem Kayabaş (9 months ago)
A must-visit point in Örebro. Very lovely Swedish village open air museum. Besides cottages, there are shops, cafes, bakeries and restaurants. You can have nice time there.

A H (2 years ago)
Lovely area with historical buildings, museums, shops and cafes. Would really recommend to stop by the Hjalmar Bergman museum to put a bit of context to the area. Besides that, great space to wonder around and enjoy the sights the different experiences it offers.

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