Attraction · Vaxholm · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Ytterby mine is an attraction in Vaxholm, Stockholm County. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.
Audio tour · Ytterby mine
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You're standing in Ytterby, on the island of Resarö in the Stockholm archipelago. Mostly you'll see quiet suburban homes. Yet this is one of the most famous spots in the history of chemistry. Nowhere in the world have more chemical elements been discovered than right here.
Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
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