2 Days Gothenburg Itinerary: Best Places to Visit in Gothenburg

Day 1 | Morning

VOLVO Museum

Opening Hours: Open on Mon-Fri,10:00am-5:00pm;Open on Sat-Sun,11:00am-4:00pm

Ticket Price: 120 SEK

Recommended Length of Stay: 2-3 Hours

Location: Arendals Skans | Arendal, Gothenburg 405 08, Sweden

The Volvo Car Museum exhibits all models from Volvo's first ÖV4 produced in 1927 to the newly designed model, including Volvo's concept cars, buses, trucks and even aircraft engines. You can read Volvo 80 here. The development history of more than years is unobstructed. Among the items on display in the museum, the PV444 model that better represents Volvo's success is undoubtedly. Also on display is a Philip, an American hunk with a V8 engine. The concept cars on display are also eye-catching, such as the first electric sedan that drove the development of the 240 series model, a test taxi customized for New York City, and more. The museum also showcases new results from environmental research, including the lightweight LCP, the ECT concept truck and the ECC hybrid based on the Volvo S80 design. The museum has many non-product treasures, including the desk that Gebrison and Larson shared when they started their businesses.

Day 1 | Afternoon

After finishing the tour at VOLVO Museum, you can head to Liseberg, the most worth visiting place around the corner.

Liseberg

Ticket Price: 120 SEK

Recommended Length of Stay: 1-1 Days

Lisebourne Amusement Park is the largest amusement park in Sweden. It is located in Gothenburg, Sweden. Since its establishment in 1923, there has been no dull time. The ghosts in the haunted house are played by real people, often unexpectedly scary.

Day 1 | Evening

For convenient access to more popular attractions, Dorsia Hotel & Restaurant is the best places.

Dorsia Hotel & Restaurant

This modern and exclusive boutique hotel, 6 minutes’ walk from Gothenburg Central Station, is just 200 metres from Kungsportsplatsen Tram Stop. It offers free Wi-Fi and a contemporary restaurant with bar. Bold décor and luxury Carpe Diem beds with Egyptian cotton bedding are featured in all Dorsia Hotel rooms. Each includes a minibar, bathrobes with slippers and an internet-connected Lava Invit TV with free movie channels. International cuisine with French influences is served at Dorsia Hotel & Restaurant. Guests can enjoy a daily breakfast buffet, à la carte lunch and dinner menus, along with room service. A variety of shopping, dining and nightlife options are all in the close surroundings. Gamla Ullevi Arena is 850 metres away, while Trädgårdsföreningen Park and Garden is a 3-minute walk from the hotel.

Day 2 | Morning

Goteborg Opera

Ticket Price: 70 SEK

Recommended Length of Stay: 2-2 Hours

Location: Christina Nilssons Gata, 411 04 Gothenburg

The Gothenburg Opera House was built in 1994. The entire building is dark red, and its rough shape imitates a pirate ship moored in the water. The Opera House has three floors of stands, more than 1,300 seats, and is equipped with advanced equipment such as a lifting stage. At night, the decorative lights outside the opera house are all turned on. Looking from the Gota River, it looks like a pirate ship about to set sail, very magnificent. Now it is mainly used for opera and ballet performances.

Day 2 | Afternoon

Botanical Garden nearby is the top choice before you leave Goteborg Opera and hit the road.

Botanical Garden

Opening Hours: Open 24 hours

Ticket Price: 20 SEK

Recommended Length of Stay: 2-3 Hours

Location: Carl Skottbergs Gata 22A, 41319, Gothenburg

The century-old Gothenburg Botanical Garden covers an area of more than 170 hectares. It is the largest botanical garden in Sweden and also the largest in Northern Europe. The Rock Park has been rated as a "three-star" attraction by Michelin. The Gothenburg Botanical Garden was planned and constructed in 1910 to promote garden culture and enrich Swedish community life. The botanical garden is divided into many parks, among which the Rhododendron Valley, Japanese Garden and Rock Garden are worth seeing. Together with the Spice Garden, Bamboo Garden and forest areas with tree species from all over the world, they constitute the rich ecological environment of the Botanical Garden. More than 4,000 different plants are grown in the greenhouse in the botanical garden, including 1,500 rare orchid species, as well as the endangered oriental island tree. The botanical garden is open to the public free of charge all year round, but there is a donation box at the entrance, and all the proceeds are used for the construction of the botanical garden.

Reviews from Real Guests:

Trip.com User: great place to spend the afternoon! Every plant has a sign with the name. The green house is also beautiful! there are many cafes around for a break

* All reviews in the blog are machine-translated.