Driving from Gothenburg to Malmo - things to see/do?

March 14, 2016 5:35 AM

In early April I will be driving from Gothenburg to Malmo with my 13 year old daughter (part of a short road-trip across southern Sweden). Google estimates the trip to be around 3 hours. To make the most of the journey, what should we see/do on the way? Scenery/History/Culture/Wildlife are all good, but if there is something that will particularly appeal to my daughter, all the better.
posted by oclipa to Travel & Transportation around Sweden (3 answers total)

Best answer: Båstad is a pleasant seaside town, apparently a popular spot for well-to-do Stockholmers in the summer. It’s about two thirds of the way down towards Malmö & should be worth at least a quick stop.
posted by misteraitch at 7:59 AM on March 14, 2016

Best answer: Visit Tjolöholm Castle close to Kungsbacka, a cool Arts and Crafts structure at the seaside. There are signs at the motorway. If the weather is fine (good chance in early April) you'll have a good time strolling in the Parky kind of area, and there are guided tours of the castle as well.

Eat at Laxbutiken in Heberg. The food is ok... but it's SOOO Swedish, can't miss.

Visit Helsingborg and/or Lund.

Don't expect too much of the trip itself, it's a pretty basic bit of mostly straight motorway. 110 and sometimes 120 km/h top speed, with the left lane traffic mostly moving at 140 nevertheless. Some nice views when you enter the last bit of the trip between Helsingborg and Malmö
posted by Namlit at 9:28 AM on March 14, 2016

Best answer: If you'll have time in Goteborg you should go to the Naturhistoriska museum and see the Malm whale, the world's largest "taxidermied" animal. The museum itself is sort of a meta-museum — it was built in the Victorian era and has all these weird dioramas of like, polar bears fighting lions and stuff, but also, original curio cabinets with conjoined human twins and other oddities. They explain that the exhibits have remained more or less untouched since they were first installed. It's exactly the sort of place I would have loved as 13-year-old weird kid.
posted by Brittanie at 12:09 PM on March 14, 2016