CULTURAL BUILDINGS

Bohuslän is one of Sweden's most beautiful and exciting regions when it comes to museums, castles, fortresses and churches. Here I tell you about some of the fantastic cultural experiences and historical places that can be found in Bohuslän.

Bohuslän has a rich and multifaceted history that stretches from the Stone Age to the present. Here you can see rock carvings, burial mounds, ancient castles, medieval churches, castles, mansions, fortresses and much more. Bohuslän also has a strong cultural heritage that reflects life by the sea, fishing, shipping, industry and art.

Museum in Bohuslän

One of the most visited museums in Bohuslän is Bohuslän museum in Uddevalla. Here you can see exhibitions about Bohuslän's history, nature, art and culture. You can also visit the art gallery where contemporary art is displayed, or the Kajkanten restaurant where you can enjoy the view of Bäveån. The museum has free entry and is open every day of the week.

Other museums and historical places in Gothenburg are

• Volvo museum. Gothenburg
• Universeum. Gothenburg
• Aeroseum. Gothenburg
• Gothenburg Art Museum. Gothenburg
• Natural History Museum. Gothenburg
• Gothenburg City Museum, Gothenburg
• Alfons Åbergs Culture House, Gothenburg
• The Maritime Museum, Gothenburg
• Kronhusbodarna Gothenburg
• Western culture museum, Gothenburg
• Götaplatsen Gothenburg
• Röhs Museum, Gothenburg
• Röda Sten art gallery. Gothenburg

Tanum

• Rock carvings in Tanumshede. See article when we visited the place, The rock carvings in Tanum. 
• Vitlycke museum. Tanum
• Fishing museum in Grebbestad, which is located right in the center

Sotenäs

• The stonemason museum in Hunnebostrand

Castles & Manors

If you are interested in castles and manors, there are several to choose from in Bohuslän. You can find a list of them here. A few examples are Gullbringa manor house in Kungälv, which is a beautiful Rococo mansion from the 18th century with a large park, and Gustavsberg's landery in Uddevalla, which is a romantic country house from the 19th century with an English garden.

Also read about manors and castles at the castle guide. Web page: 

Fortresses in Bohuslän

For those who want to experience Bohuslän's military history, there are several impressive fortresses to visit. The most famous is Bohu's fortress in Kungälv, which is one of the best-preserved medieval fortresses in the Nordics and has been besieged 14 times without being conquered. Other examples are Carlsten's Fortress on Marstrand, which was built in the 17th century to protect Gothenburg's harbour, and Ragnhildsholmen in Gothenburg, which was a Norwegian castle from the 13th century that was destroyed by the Swedes in the 14th century.

Other places of interest 

Gothenburg

• The Crown House sheds
• Skansen the wife
• Skansen the Lion
• Älvsborg fortress

King River

• Bohu's fortress. King River
• Carlsten's Fortress. Marstrand
• Strandverken Marstrand

South of Gothenburg

• Läckö Castle
• Tjolöholm Castle

Churches worth visiting in Bohuslän

Finally, I would like to recommend some of the beautiful and interesting churches in Bohuslän. Here you can see examples of different architectural styles, works of art, furnishings and grave monuments. Some churches that I recommend are Tanum's church in Tanum, which has a Romanesque stone church from the 12th century with beautiful plaster paintings, Dragsmark's church in Uddevalla, which has a Gothic wooden church from the 15th century with a unique altar cabinet, and Lysekil's church in Lysekil, which has a Neo-Gothic stone church from 1901 with an impressive tower.

More churches

• Oskar Fredrik's church, Gothenburg
• Haga church. Gothenburg
• The masthead church. Gothenburg
• Vasakyrkan, Gothenburg
• Annedal Church. Gothenburg

That was all for this time. I hope you have been inspired to discover more of Bohuslän's culture and history. There is so much more to see and do in this amazing region.