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The Vasa's Last Passenger

10 August 1628, a few hours before she sails. One woman knows why the ship will sink. Follow her along the quays – and find the word nobody wanted to hear.

One continuous story from the first stop to the last. The plot is made up – the places and the history you meet are real.

Duration
75 min
Distance
1.6 km
Stops
7
Difficulty
Medium
Stockholm, Sunday 10 August 1628. The royal warship Vasa lies ready below the castle, with 64 guns and several hundred gilded figures. This afternoon she sails for the first time. Wives and children are allowed along for the first stretch. Margareta is married to one of the boatswains. A few weeks ago she saw something on the quay that she cannot get out of her head, and today she walks from the shipyard out across the islets to find someone who will listen. You walk in her footsteps – today, but with her diary in your hand. At every stop you have to find something that stands there now, to keep hold of the time. Each stop gives a letter, and in the end the word she tried to say. Margareta and the diary are made up. The ship, the test on the quay, the admiral and the sinking are real.

Good to know

Walk it in daylight – the puzzles are read off buildings, ships and sculptures. Flat and easy, with a short climb to the citadel at the end. Bring two phones if you can: stop 2 is split in two.

Try a puzzle

This is what the puzzles feel like

Someone has put the city's name in code. Turn the wheel until the letters make sense.

Turn the wheel until the letters become a word.

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Starting point

Nationalmuseum, on the quay in front of the entrance

Stockholm

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Leaderboard

  1. 1Gli Sperduti1:04:23
  2. 2Trøtte Turister1:04:45
  3. 3De Wandelaars1:07:01
  4. 4Tante Gro & co1:14:34
  5. 5pappa styrer1:30:51

€3

for the whole team