The world's largest model of our Solar system

1. The Sun - Stockholm Globe Arena

Address: Globen, Stockholm.
How to get there: Take the subway in Stockholm to the stop Gullmarsplan. From there you have five minutes walk to Stockholm Globe Arena which is the model of the Sun. At the entrance to the ticket office, on the ground floor, you will find information about Sweden Solar System including a stone relief by artist Eric Ståhl describing the whole model.

2. Mercury - Stockholm Town Museum (Stockholms Stadsmuseum)

Address: Ryssgården, Slussen, Stockholm
How to get there: Take the subway in Stockholm to the stop Slussen, and exit through the entrance Slussen. From there you have three minutes walk to the model of Mercury. Cross the square towards the left, and go down the curved stone stairs to the entrance of Stockholm Town Museum (Stockholms Stadsmuseum). Below the stairs, ten meters in front of the entrance to the museum, you will find the model of Mercucy. It is kept warm - after all, Mercury is the planet closest to the Sun.
 

3. Venus - Observatoriemuseet

Address: The Old Observatory Hill, Stockholm.
How to get there: Take the subway in Stockholm to the stop Rådmansgatan, and exit through the entrance Handelshögskolan. The Old Observatory Hill is covered by grass and trees and easy to recognize. The Observatory Museum lies on the top of the hill. You walk along a meandering path up the slope to the top. The model of Venus is inside the museum, which is open saturdays and sundays, with guided tours 12.00, 13.00 och 14.00 (subject to changes). For latest information about opening times and tours, call 08-31 58 10.
 

4. Earth and the Moon - Cosmonova and the National Museum of Natural History (Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet)

Address: Frescativägen 40, Stockholm
How to get there: Take the subway in Stockholm to the stop Universitetet. Outside the entrance to the subway you will find signs with directions how to get to Cosmonova and Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet, a walk of 5-10 minutes. The model of Earth is inside the ticket office of the OmniMax cinema Cosmonova. Watch a film and look on the model on the way in, or ask in the ticket office to see the model of Earth between films. Call 08-519 551 30 for information about films and times for them.

5. Mars - Mörby Centrum

Address: Mörby Centrum, Danderyd
How to get there: Take the subway in Stockholm to the stop Mörby Centrum, and enter the shopping mall. The model of Mars in in the upper level (the same level as the coffee shops), and close to one of the exits.

6. Jupiter - Arlanda Airport

Address: Arlanda Flygplats, outside of Sky City.
How to get there: Take an airport shuttle from the centre of Stockholm to Arlanda, and get off the bus at the foreign travel terminal, "utrikes". Walk along the building in the same direction the bus came, until you are outside the part of the building labelled Sky City. There you find the model of Jupiter on the grass lawn in front of the building: a circular 7.3 meter large planting of flowers on a low hill. It is best seen in the summertime.  

7. Saturnus - Uppsala

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8. Uranus - in the area of Gävle

Address: Not yet in place.
A new model will replace the old one, but at a new site.
 

9. Neptune - Söderhamn

Address: Söderhamn, Hälsingland
How to get there: Continue driving your car north towards Söderhamn. In the centre, close to the public library and the canal, you find the park "strykjärnsparken". There lies the model of Neptune. It is best seen after dark, when the glittering sphere of acrylic plastic (weight 3 tons!) is illuminated from within by means of a hidden light.
 

10. Pluto - Delsbo

Address: Delsbo, Hälsingland
How to get there: Continue with your car north to the little village of Delsbo which you will have to find on a map. You are now 300 km north of Stockholm. The model of Pluto and its satellite Charon is in a park, close to "Staffansgården" in the centre of Delsbo.
 

11. Asteroid 433 Eros - Mörbyskolan

Address: Vendevägen 94, Danderyd 
How to get there: Take the underground/subway to Danderyds Sjukhus and follow signs to Mörbyskolan. These will lead you under the motorway. The school is on your left. By road you follow E18 to the Djursholm exit north of Stockholm. Go down to the big parkinglot by the subway. The school is on your right. The model is on the first floor in the central corridor as you enter.
 

12. Transneptunian Ixion - Härnösand

Address: Technichus, Storgatan 11, 871 31 Härnösand
How to get there: Further north of Delsbo (Pluto) you will find the Transneptunian 2001 KX76 in Härnösand. If you go by car, highway E4 is probably your choice. 2001 KX76 is located in the science center Technichus.
 

13. Transneptunian Eris - Umeå

Address: Umestans företagspark, hus 56
How to get there: Contact Umevatoriet (umevatoriet@adm.umu.se) for information.
 

14. Transneptunian Sedna - Luleå

Address: Teknikens hus, Luleå
How to get there: Local bus no. 4 or 5 from downtown Luleå, stop A. From E4 turn direction Luleå. Follow signs "Universitetet" and "Teknikens hus". Red building with two yellow chimneys.  www.teknikenshus.se