Father and teenage daughter in Stockholm in June

Well I guess you can't mooch off my relatives so accommodation wise I can't help you. Take your daughter to Skansen, the open-air museum, visit the Vasa Museum, take a water boat tour and of course, sample a good smorgasbord, although beware a good one is also quite pricey. Get your daughter to at least try a nibble of the various pickled herring dishes offered. Start off with a bit of several types of herring, change plates and move on to cold dishes, change plates, move on to hot dishes and then dessert. Think she'll be pleasantly surprised. Public transportation is easy to understand and the subway is very efficient. Staying outside of the city center is not a problem as long as you are near a metro.

I agree with the previous poster's suggestions. I would also plan to spend some time wandering the streets and shops of Gamla Stan, the old town. It's magical, especially at night.

If the weather is nice, one of my favorite places to eat lunch is Rosendals trädgårdscafe. This is an apple orchard with picnic tables and a very nice shop that serves wonderful sandwiches, salads, and baked goods. It is very Swedish. It is located on Djurgården. You can check their website here. www.rosendalstradgard.se Another place that I really like is Östermalms Saluhallen. This is a large indoor food market. There are other markets in Stockholm (at Hötorget and Medborgarplatsen), but I think the Östermalm one is the most impressive. It is another good place to find Swedish specialties. www.saluhallen.com Don't miss the Vasa Museum, Skansen, and Gamla Stan. Take a tour of the Stadshuset. If you have time to go outside the city, Drottningholm is a good trip by boat. I also like Gripsholm Castle and the town of Mariefred.

Be on the island (I forget which one but right across from Gamla Stan) at noon for the cannon shots. They hand out earplugs and insist on people using them the cannon is so loud. The daily parade is also pretty cool. Of course shopping along Gamla Stan and the pedestrian main street (I forget the name) would probably also interest her. Vasa and Skansen are not to be missed. And take a boat cruise of the archipelago.

I also stayed w/ relatives, as someone else mentioned above(!), so can't help w/ hotel, but wanted to second the tip re: tha Vasa. Spectacular, was highlight of my time in Stockholm (after seeing my cousins, of course!). I think your daughter will love that too. Also, don't miss the city hall; the tower affords a spectacular view of the city and the hall inside w/ all of the mosaiic tiles is great. Def take time to wander around Gamlastan (the old town) and take a boat tour of the islands. And Djorgarten (sp!) is also pretty; endless green park space to take in and enjoy. And, if you have time, a great side excursion, as Rick details in his guidebook, is an over-night ferry to Helsinki. You leave in the evening, get gorgeous views during sailing, enjoy a smorgasboard (sp!) dinner, time in the spa/sauna/whirpool, etc., then get good night sleep. You arrive in Helsinki next AM, spend day wandeting around that pretty city, and get back on boat later that day for return trip to Stockholm. There's the Silja and Viking lines; I chose to do Silja, based on Rick's suggestion. Best part; it's NOT expensive. The boat lines make most of their profit from Swedes shopping at the duty-free shops on board, so that keeps the cabin prices low. It was a great side-trip, and was glad I did it!

I will look into the ferry ride. Sounds fun. Say, does anyone have a tip on renting bikes and good bike routes in and around Stockholm? Great advice so far! Thank you all.

Stockholm has a hire bike scheme. Here is some info:
http://www.citybikes.se/en/ Djurgården has a number of paths and roads with little traffic. I used to ride there a lot; you can't get lost. There are also bike paths along a number of the roads. For example, there is a path down the center of Karlavägen.

One more thing on the bike paths. Here is a map of Stockholm with locations of bike paths, hire bikes, bike parking, and even bike pumps. http://cykla.stockholm.se/ While the map is in Swedish, it is pretty easy to figure out. Cykelväg is bike path and lånecykel is a rental bike.

Good idea about the ferry to Helsinki. Everett, if you have the time, do it! Helsinki is worth it (more than a day really but worth the one day if that's all the time you have). The ferry ride is something you and she will never forget. And then you don't have to spend half a day doing the boat tour since you'll see it all on the ferry (which is really more like an overnight cruise ship). I second Silja line. And you'll propbably save money versus staying two extra nights in Stockholm.

Hi Everett, a round trip by boat to the archipelago is very nice. You can book a table for a really nice meal on the upper deck and look at all the beautiful islands on the way out and back. The water is generally calm I think and the round trip took about 3-4 hours if I remember correctly. Some more information can be found at the Wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_archipelago Cheers
Steve.