• Sledding hill in the center, listed by Visit Stockholm among the city's popular sled slopes on snowy days
• Waffle café in the observatory: Kafé Himlavalvet has a waffle menu and outdoor seating, open all year except January
• Big pond by Sveavägen, used for ice skating in winter, with the City Library just to the north

Observatorielunden is a wooded hill topped by the city's old observatory, which dates to the 1700s and now houses a waffle café in one wing. Its slopes are a popular sledding run when snow falls, and the top is a well-known viewpoint to the east.

Below the hill by Sveavägen, a large pond is used for ice skating in winter, next to a man-made stream designed by Gunnar Asplund.