Swedish Culture
Sweden has a number of World Heritage Sites, which are popular as tourist destinations. These include:
- The agricultural landscape of the island of Öland, visited for its geological and geographical features
- Birka and Hovgården on the islands Björkö and Adelsö in Mälaren near Stockholm
- The church village of Gammelstad, Luleå, in northern Sweden
- Drottningholm Palace, Theatre, and the royal domain
- Engelsberg Ironworks
- The Hanseatic town of Visby
- The "High Coast" of Ångermanland
- Laponian area, Swedish Lapland, in northern Sweden
- The mining area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun
- The naval port of Karlskrona
- Rock carvings in Tanumshede
- Skogskyrkogården in Stockholm
Swedish horse racing is an unusual attraction, in that many races are actually trotting races. The horses are not allowed to gallop; they pull a small vehicle ridden by the human racer.
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