Gothenburg

Liseberg is an amusement park that opened in 1923 and is one of the most visited amusement parks in Scandinavia, attracting about three million visitors annually. Among the attractions is the wooden roller coaster Balder. The park hosts a huge Christmas Market each year. Universeum is a science discovery centre combining science, technology and adventure and is divided into six sections, each containing experiment workshops and a collection of reptiles, fish and insects. The Volvo covers the development of Sweden's leading vehicle manufacturer Volvo, from its first car to the current cars, trucks, buses and other products. The City Museum of Gothenburg, modelled on the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, displays Gothenburg’s and West Sweden’s history, from the Viking Age to the present day. There is a permanent exhibition about the Swedish East India Company. It is also home to Sweden’s only surviving Viking ship.