• No strollers in the galleries, so park one by the entrance or lock it in the marked area on Slottsbacken
• No café or picnic space, and food and drink are not allowed inside, so eat before you go
• Restrooms are off-site during the renovation, at Slottsboden about three minutes' walk away, and your museum ticket gets you in

Sweden's oldest museum, founded in 1628, fills the southeastern corner of the Royal Palace with armor, coronation robes and royal carriages. Kids come face to face with Streiff, the stuffed warhorse Gustavus Adolphus rode at Lützen, and the bloodstained clothes of kings.

The Children's Armoury lets them touch, smell and explore royal history under a starry ceiling, and the Palace Mouse trail sends families hunting through the galleries.