The first time Sidney Crosby came to Sweden with the Penguins in 2008, the team went to the Vasa Museum. The Vasa is the best-preserved seventeenth-century ship in the world, sinking on its maiden ...

The Swedish Warship Vasa never made it out of Stockholm harbor. It sank on its maiden voyage in 1628, and nearly 400 years later, the ship is suffering a slow, inexorable decay in Sweden's Vasa Museum ...

It’s among the best preserved 17th-century ships and the discoveries keep coming. Vasa, a Swedish warship that sank minutes into its maiden voyage in 1628, was pulled from the Stockholm harbor in 1961 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. Founded in the 13th century on a handful of islands, Stockholm ...

The remains of the ship were found in Vaxholm, where it sunk in 1658. Marine archaeologists Patrik Hoglund (L) and Jim Hansson pose with a piece of wood from the "Applet" (The Apple) ship at Vrak ...

Applet was sunk in 1659 to become part of an underwater barrier meant to protect the Swedish capital from enemy fleets. Its sister vessel is displayed in the Vasa Museum, one of Stockholm's top ...

Stockholm's iconic Vasa warship has scored ninth place in a list of the top museums on the planet, according to users of traveller review site Tripadvisor. It has also bagged the highest ranking for ...

Swedish maritime archaeologists have discovered the shipwreck of “Applet” – the long-lost sister of the iconic 17th-century warship “Vasa”. Archaeologists working on the research programme “The ...

Sweden is the quintessence of Nordic charm, and on a trip to Sweden, visitors will find a combination of the country’s medieval heritage and modern attractions. The country is recognized for its ...

Archaeologists in Sweden have discovered the wreck of a 17th-century warship, the country’s Museum of Wrecks, or Vrak, announced Monday. Äpplet was one of four warships created on the order of King ...