{"id":68014,"date":"2024-04-09T12:52:43","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T10:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/upptack\/nostalgitripp\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T14:09:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T12:09:19","slug":"nostalgia-trip","status":"publish","type":"guide","link":"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/en\/discover\/nostalgia-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"Nostalgia trip"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postHerosection postHerosection__wrapper\">\n    <div class=\"postHerosection postHerosection__container\">\n        <h1 class=\"postHerosection postHerosection__heroHeading\">\n            Nostalgia trip        <\/h1>\n            <\/div>\n    <div class=\"postHerosection postHerosection__imageContainer\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/alex2415-scaled-e1744888075492.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"postHerosection postHerosection__breadcrumbs\">\n   <div class=\"postHerosection postHerosection__breadcrumbs-container\">\n        <p id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/en\/\">Frontpage<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"contentCta contentCta__wrapper\">\n    <div class=\"contentCta contentCta__container\">\n                    \t\t\t<div class=\"contentCta contentCta__text\" style=\"color: \">\n\t\t\t\t<p>For us Swedes, these places are a reminder of old memories that shaped our upbringing. When we visit these places, we are reminded of a time when life was filled with magic, simplicity and community. This journey through Sweden is about reliving the moments that many of us grew up with and that still warm our hearts.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n                <hr>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__wrapper\" style=\"background-color: #374632\">\n    <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__container layout-reversed\">\n        <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__contentWrapper\">\n            <h2 class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__heading\" style=\"color: #fff\">\n                Swedish Rock Archive            <\/h2>\n            <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__text contentImageTwoColumns__text--short\" style=\"color: #fff\">\n                                    <p>The archive&#8217;s collections currently contain nearly half a million objects, all of which have a connection to Swedish popular music. The Swedish Rock Archive in Hultsfred is an association and&#8230;                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__readMoreLess\">\n                        Read more +                    <\/button>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__text contentImageTwoColumns__text--full\" style=\"color: #fff\">\n                <p>The archive&#8217;s collections currently contain nearly half a million objects, all of which have a connection to Swedish popular music. The Swedish Rock Archive in Hultsfred is an association and music archive whose goal is to collect the history of Swedish popular music. In the archive, you can find recordings, pictures, posters, videos, books and curiosities about Swedish popular music throughout the ages.<\/p>\n                <button type=\"button\" class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__readMoreLess\">\n                    Read less &#8211;                <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-button \">\n                    <a aria-label=\"svensktrockarkiv.se\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.svensktrockarkiv.se\/\" style=\"background-color: #f4f2eb; color: #000000;border: solid 1px #f4f2eb\">\n                        svensktrockarkiv.se                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n        <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__imageWrapper\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"740\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/rockarkivet-1024x740.jpg\" class=\"attachment-grid-card-images size-grid-card-images\" alt=\"\" \/>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__wrapper\" style=\"background-color: \">\n    <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__container \">\n        <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__contentWrapper\">\n            <h2 class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__heading\" style=\"color: \">\n                Train nostalgia on narrow gauge            <\/h2>\n            <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__text contentImageTwoColumns__text--short\" style=\"color: \">\n                                    <p>Sm\u00e5land is large &#8211; 330 kilometers from corner to corner. Therefore, it was welcome when railways were built crisscrossing the landscape from the late 19th century until the age of the car. De&#8230;                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__readMoreLess\">\n                        Read more +                    <\/button>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__text contentImageTwoColumns__text--full\" style=\"color: \">\n                <p>Sm\u00e5land is large &#8211; 330 kilometers from corner to corner. Therefore, it was welcome when railways were built crisscrossing the landscape from the late 19th century until the age of the car. Dedicated train enthusiasts have ensured that both narrow gauge, rail buses and steam locomotives are preserved and occasionally operate in several places.<\/p>\n                <button type=\"button\" class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__readMoreLess\">\n                    Read less &#8211;                <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-button \">\n                    <a aria-label=\"Read more\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/en\/discover\/train-nostalgia\/\" style=\"background-color: #fbbd51; color: #000000;border: solid 1px #fbbd51\">\n                        Read more                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n        <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__imageWrapper\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"740\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Ohsabanan-77-1024x740.jpg\" class=\"attachment-grid-card-images size-grid-card-images\" alt=\"\" \/>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__wrapper\" style=\"background-color: #f4f2eb\">\n    <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__container layout-reversed\">\n        <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__contentWrapper\">\n            <h2 class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__heading\" style=\"color: \">\n                Tyrol in the heart of Sm\u00e5land            <\/h2>\n            <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__text contentImageTwoColumns__text--short\" style=\"color: \">\n                                    <p>Visit this 60s gem, a well-preserved classic folk park in the Sm\u00e5land countryside. In the 60s it was a popular dance venue with many famous artists. Now the park has been given new life and offers &#8230;                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__readMoreLess\">\n                        Read more +                    <\/button>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__text contentImageTwoColumns__text--full\" style=\"color: \">\n                <p>Visit this 60s gem, a well-preserved classic folk park in the Sm\u00e5land countryside. In the 60s it was a popular dance venue with many famous artists. Now the park has been given new life and offers retro-style experiences, such as festivals, motorcycle meets, giant flea markets and children&#8217;s activities. The well-prepared, often vegetarian food, not to be forgotten.<\/p>\n                <button type=\"button\" class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__readMoreLess\">\n                    Read less &#8211;                <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-button arrow-white\">\n                    <a aria-label=\"tyrolen.se\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tyrolen.se\/\" style=\"background-color: #374632; color: #ffffff;border: solid 1px #374632\">\n                        tyrolen.se                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n        <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__imageWrapper\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"740\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_4385-1024x740.jpg\" class=\"attachment-grid-card-images size-grid-card-images\" alt=\"\" \/>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">In the footsteps of Astrid Lindgren<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"dynamicContentTwoColumns dynamicContentTwoColumns__wrapper\">\n    <div class=\"dynamicContentTwoColumns dynamicContentTwoColumns__container\">\n                                    <h3 class=\"dynamicContentTwoColumns dynamicContentTwoColumns__heading\">\n                    Katthult                <\/h3>\n                                                <div class=\"dynamicContentTwoColumns dynamicContentTwoColumns__text\">\n                    <p><p>Stepping into Katthult is like stepping straight into the summer days of childhood where the gravel crunches underfoot, the wind howls in the birches and Emil&#8217;s laughter echoes between the red gables of the houses. Here, among the carpentry boa, flagpole and chicken coop, memories are brought to life from the beloved films about Emil in L\u00f6nneberga. You see the kitchen window where Ida was hoisted up, the table where Emil&#8217;s mother cooked party food and the meadow where Emil&#8217;s antics always took off. Everything has been preserved exactly as it looked in the films so that both young and old can feel the magic of being part of Astrid Lindgren&#8217;s world, if only for a day. Katthult is not just a place, it is a piece of living history.<\/p>\n<p>\n                <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n                    <div class=\"wp-block-button\">\n                        <a aria-label=\"Read more\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button dynamicContentTwoColumns dynamicContentTwoColumns__ctaButton\" href=\"https:\/\/www.katthult.se\/en\/home\/\">\n                            G\u00e5rden Katthult                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"dynamicContentTwoColumns dynamicContentTwoColumns__imageWrapper\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ALEX0243-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-500x500 size-500x500\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ALEX0243-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ALEX0243-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ALEX0243-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ALEX0243-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ALEX0243-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ALEX0243-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>                <\/div>\n                                                <h3 class=\"dynamicContentTwoColumns dynamicContentTwoColumns__heading\">\n                    N\u00e4s                <\/h3>\n                                                <div class=\"dynamicContentTwoColumns dynamicContentTwoColumns__text\">\n                    <p><p>A visit to Astrid Lindgren&#8217;s N\u00e4s is like walking straight into the author&#8217;s world \u2013 not the fictional one, but the real one. Here in the small rectory in Vimmerby, Astrid grew up among lilac hedges, apple trees and a thousand childhood adventures. You walk in the same garden where her imagination took shape, where play met seriousness and where the foundation was laid for stories that would be loved by generations. In the house, every room breathes history and in the beautiful garden, ideas, feelings and memories sprout.<\/p>\n<p>\n                <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n                    <div class=\"wp-block-button\">\n                        <a aria-label=\"Read more\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button dynamicContentTwoColumns dynamicContentTwoColumns__ctaButton\" href=\"https:\/\/astridlindgrensnas.se\/en\/\">\n                            Astrid Lingrens N\u00e4s                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"dynamicContentTwoColumns dynamicContentTwoColumns__imageWrapper\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ALEX0127-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-500x500 size-500x500\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ALEX0127-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ALEX0127-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ALEX0127-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ALEX0127-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ALEX0127-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ALEX0127-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>                <\/div>\n                                                <h3 class=\"dynamicContentTwoColumns dynamicContentTwoColumns__heading\">\n                    Bullerbyn                <\/h3>\n                                                <div class=\"dynamicContentTwoColumns dynamicContentTwoColumns__text\">\n                    <p><p>Take a step straight into the idyll of childhood and experience Bullerbyn for real. Here, in the middle of the Sm\u00e5land landscape, lie the three farms in a row \u2013 Norrg\u00e5rden, Mellang\u00e5rden and S\u00f6rg\u00e5rden \u2013 just like in Astrid Lindgren\u2019s stories. Walk on the paths where children ran barefoot, peek into the houses and let your imagination take you back to a time filled with mischief, friendship and summer holidays that never ended. In Bullerbyn, the simple life lives on, where every day offers small adventures and big smiles.<\/p>\n<p>\n                <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n                    <div class=\"wp-block-button\">\n                        <a aria-label=\"Read more\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button dynamicContentTwoColumns dynamicContentTwoColumns__ctaButton\" href=\"https:\/\/www.astridsbullerbyn.se\/\">\n                            Bullerbyn in Sevedstorp                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"dynamicContentTwoColumns dynamicContentTwoColumns__imageWrapper\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Astrid-Lindgrens-Nas-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-500x500 size-500x500\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Astrid-Lindgrens-Nas-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Astrid-Lindgrens-Nas-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Astrid-Lindgrens-Nas-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Astrid-Lindgrens-Nas-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Astrid-Lindgrens-Nas-1-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Astrid-Lindgrens-Nas-1-2048x1363.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__wrapper\" style=\"background-color: #f4f2eb\">\n    <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__container \">\n        <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__contentWrapper\">\n            <h2 class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__heading\" style=\"color: \">\n                Hultsfred \u2013 The Walk            <\/h2>\n            <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__text contentImageTwoColumns__text--short\" style=\"color: \">\n                                    <p>Experience the history of Sweden&#8217;s most legendary festival. A journey through the music of Hultsfred from past to present. Stories, photos and film clips from the music archive Svenskt Rockar&#8230;                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__readMoreLess\">\n                        Read more +                    <\/button>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__text contentImageTwoColumns__text--full\" style=\"color: \">\n                <p>Experience the history of Sweden&#8217;s most legendary festival. A journey through the music of Hultsfred from past to present. Stories, photos and film clips from the music archive Svenskt Rockarkiv have been transformed into a walking trail on classic festival grounds and with the app &#8220;Hultsfred &#8211; The Walk&#8221; and its AR technology you can relive the concerts and music at the Hultsfred Festival.<\/p>\n                <button type=\"button\" class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__readMoreLess\">\n                    Read less &#8211;                <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-button arrow-white\">\n                    <a aria-label=\"hultsfredthewalk.se\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/hultsfredthewalk.se\/\" style=\"background-color: #374632; color: #ffffff;border: solid 1px #374632\">\n                        hultsfredthewalk.se                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n        <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__imageWrapper\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"740\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/thewalk_fotoalexanderhall-1024x740.jpg\" class=\"attachment-grid-card-images size-grid-card-images\" alt=\"\" \/>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__wrapper\" style=\"background-color: #374632\">\n    <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__container layout-reversed\">\n        <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__contentWrapper\">\n            <h2 class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__heading\" style=\"color: #fff\">\n                \u00d6streg\u00e5rds Antik &#038; Loppmarknad            <\/h2>\n            <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__text contentImageTwoColumns__text--short\" style=\"color: #fff\">\n                                    <p>What&#8217;s more nostalgic than a flea market? \u00d6streg\u00e5rd Antik &#038; Loppmarknad in Moheda is Sm\u00e5land&#8217;s largest and a place for anyone who enjoys hunting for glass, furniture, interior desi&#8230;                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__readMoreLess\">\n                        Read more +                    <\/button>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__text contentImageTwoColumns__text--full\" style=\"color: #fff\">\n                <p>What&#8217;s more nostalgic than a flea market? \u00d6streg\u00e5rd Antik &#038; Loppmarknad in Moheda is Sm\u00e5land&#8217;s largest and a place for anyone who enjoys hunting for glass, furniture, interior design details and other gadgets. During the summer months, it&#8217;s open on Sundays, and even though there&#8217;s enough goodies here for everyone, there are usually many people hanging around.<\/p>\n                <button type=\"button\" class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__readMoreLess\">\n                    Read less &#8211;                <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-button \">\n                    <a aria-label=\"ostregard.se\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/ostregard.se\/\" style=\"background-color: #f4f2eb; color: #000000;border: solid 1px #f4f2eb\">\n                        ostregard.se                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n        <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__imageWrapper\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"740\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/alex9320-1024x740.jpg\" class=\"attachment-grid-card-images size-grid-card-images\" alt=\"\" \/>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__wrapper\" style=\"background-color: \">\n    <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__container \">\n        <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__contentWrapper\">\n            <h2 class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__heading\" style=\"color: \">\n                By steamboat on Sm\u00e5land&#8217;s lakes            <\/h2>\n            <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__text contentImageTwoColumns__text--short\" style=\"color: \">\n                                    <p>Since ancient times, watercraft have been the best way to transport both people and goods. This also applies to the Sm\u00e5land lakes, where steamboats were a common sight at the turn of the century wi&#8230;                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__readMoreLess\">\n                        Read more +                    <\/button>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__text contentImageTwoColumns__text--full\" style=\"color: \">\n                <p>Since ancient times, watercraft have been the best way to transport both people and goods. This also applies to the Sm\u00e5land lakes, where steamboats were a common sight at the turn of the century with barges in tow. Two have been preserved and make trips &#8211; Thor from 1887 on Helgasj\u00f6n and Boxholm II on Sommen.<\/p>\n                <button type=\"button\" class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__readMoreLess\">\n                    Read less &#8211;                <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-button \">\n                    <a aria-label=\"Read more\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/en\/discover\/go-with-a-steam-boat\/\" style=\"background-color: #fbbd51; color: #000000;border: solid 1px #fbbd51\">\n                        Read more                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n        <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__imageWrapper\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"740\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitsmaland.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/thor_img_8959-1024x740.jpg\" class=\"attachment-grid-card-images size-grid-card-images\" alt=\"\" \/>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__wrapper\" style=\"background-color: #f4f2eb\">\n    <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__container layout-reversed\">\n        <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__contentWrapper\">\n            <h2 class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__heading\" style=\"color: \">\n                The car graveyard \u2013 Kyrk\u00f6 mosse            <\/h2>\n            <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__text contentImageTwoColumns__text--short\" style=\"color: \">\n                                    <p>A &#8220;museum&#8221; in the middle of the forest. The floor is soft with green moss. The walls are majestic trees. Here you will find a car cemetery with scrap cars dating back to the 1930s. Roun&#8230;                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__readMoreLess\">\n                        Read more +                    <\/button>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"contentImageTwoColumns contentImageTwoColumns__text contentImageTwoColumns__text--full\" style=\"color: \">\n                <p>A &#8220;museum&#8221; in the middle of the forest. The floor is soft with green moss. The walls are majestic trees. Here you will find a car cemetery with scrap cars dating back to the 1930s. Round, bulky screens and reminders that there was once left-hand traffic. The wrecks have slowly broken down and today the sheet metal is sometimes just paper-thin. Between the seats of an old Chevy, ferns grow lushly and ants wedge themselves over the seat of the Volkswagen bus that has sunk halfway into the bog. 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