Sign in Using FacebookNorthern Exposure: Our Best Autumn Destinations
Why go south when the weather cools? The shoulder season is perfect for travel, and mild temperatures and fewer crowds mean that you get more bang for your buck when you venture forth. While northern port cities are eminently appealing year-round, they're especially engaging when the leaves are changing, the light is shifting, and an anticipatory energy swells with the advent of the holiday season.
Discover our top choices for travel this fall. We'll take you to less-trod maritime cities and showcase sights and geographies you may not have considered before. Bring a jacket? Sure, come prepared. Don't let a chill in the air prevent you from taking advantage of great opportunities in upper latitudes.
View over the Djurgard Bridge in Stockholm, Sweden |
Stockholm, SwedenMust-See: Skansen
No visit to Stockholm is complete without a day at Skansen, the world's oldest open-air museum and a living replica of historical Sweden. Over 150 18th and 19th century buildings have been moved here from all over the country. Meet people in period costume working in the old-fashioned bakery, pharmacy, summer pasture farm, ironmonger's house, and pottery. At Skansen Zoo, visitors are introduced to Scandinavian fauna. Over 70 different animal species are represented, such as elk, wolf, reindeer, wolverine, and brown bear, as well as creatures more at home in warmer climates (lemurs, crocodiles, baboons, and snakes).
See more of Stockholm on a local tour. |
