Mullsjö Local History Museum
High up on one of Mullsjö’s hills, at Gunnarsbovägen 34, lies the Mullsjö Local History Farm. It is a beautiful and well-preserved 19th-century farm that once served as a teacher’s residence.
Nykyrke Local History and Antiquities Society
Tavelhult Local History Museum
The local history museum in Tavelhult houses the municipality’s largest collection of everyday objects—around 10,000 items. The Utvängstorp Local History Association established the museum. It contains around 10,000 numbered and registered objects. This is a hands-on museum where you’re welcome to touch the objects.
Open Monday evenings during the summer.
Ryfors
Experience Ryfors’ history firsthand! The old ironworks, dating back to 1742, has been brought back to life with an active blacksmith’s shop, a concert hall in the old smelting channel, and a skittle alley that’s now open for play. Ryfors Ironworks has been owned by the Sager family for four generations. After a “Sleeping Beauty” slumber in the 1960s and 1970s, the mill has been revitalized and the buildings are once again in use. Here, you can play skittles, visit the active blacksmith shop, and find a golf office in the dairy. There’s also the power station that has supplied the residents of Mullsjö with electricity for over 100 years, and a concert hall in the “old smelting house.”
- Ryfors Blacksmith Shop
- Ryfors Mill
- Golf Course
- The Landscape Park
- The Buildings
- Ryfors Old-Growth Forest
Rullesås School
In Rullesås, just outside Sandhem, the old 19th-century school has been preserved. Among other things, the magnificent old pipe organ is still there. During the renovation of a property in Sjövik, old documents about the construction of the school in Rullesås were discovered by chance.
The House of Legends
Take a journey among giants, trolls, and other creatures, and discover what our ancestors believed in. Visit Sägnernas Hus, a unique museum of folklore. The museum explores the beliefs of our ancestors. Here, you can experience excitement and mystery among trolls, giants, and gnomes, the Forest Lady, the Näck, and many more creatures.
www.sagnernashus.se
Churches
- Nykyrka Church – A wooden church in the Old Norse style
- Habo Church – the wooden church known for its stunning paintings
- Bjurbäck Church – 19th-century English architecture
- Sandhem Church – A stone church by Lake Sandhem
- Utvängstorp Church – A stone church from the 12th century
The Match Museum
Jönköping is home to the old Match Museum. The museum is housed in a beautiful wooden building dating from 1848, just a stone’s throw from the southern shore of Lake Vättern.
www.matchmuseum.jonkoping.se
Huskvarna Factory Museum
The Husqvarna Museum is operated by the Huskvarna Local History Association. The museum receives no public funding and is entirely dependent on admission fees, donations, and other sources of income. The museum undertakes, time permitting and for a fee, to conduct commissioned research on weapons, motorcycles, and other objects.
www.husqvarnamuseum.se
Näs Farm
Näs Gård is a designated historic building featuring one of Sweden’s two surviving gatehouses from the 17th century. It is located right on the shores of Lake Nässjön. Näs Gård is a wooden structure with a renowned 17th-century gatehouse in the Carolingian style. It is one of only two such gatehouses still standing in Sweden. The other is located at Misterhult Manor in Kalmar County. In addition to the main farmhouse, wings, and gatehouse, the estate also includes a storehouse, a laundry shed, and a farmhand’s cottage, all of which are now designated as cultural heritage sites.
www.nasherrgard.com
Ryttaren's Peat Straw Factory
Here you can learn how the peat extraction operations were carried out and how they provided jobs for several hundred people at the same time. Parts of the peat railway have been designated as historic landmarks. Peat production began in the early 1900s and continued until 1997. At its peak, 200 people worked at the factory and the peat bog. In 2012, the peat processing plant and parts of the peat railway were designated as historic landmarks, and the site is well worth a visit.
Tours are held on select weekends during the summer.
www.ryttaren.nu
The Motorcycle Museum in Sandhem
The Motorcycle Museum in Sandhem houses an impressive collection of vintage motorcycles from 1913 to 1958. Vintage English motorcycles. If you have even the slightest interest in motorcycles, you should take a trip to Sandhem. In the old industrial building on Kyllevägen in Sandhem, enthusiast Bengt-Olof Karlsson has his collection of vintage English motorcycles—about 25 road and racing bikes.
Bengt-Olof opens his museum by appointment. Call him or send him an email.
Watercolor Paintings in Broholm
The dream of owning a gallery came true when artist Birgit Adolfsson and her husband found their dream home—an 18th-century house with an adjoining old trading post—right on the shores of Lake Stråken in Broholm. For the past 15 years, Birgit has been exhibiting her watercolors and handmade paper cards here. Birgit paints large, fluid watercolors inspired by flowers and landscapes from the surrounding area. She has participated in many juried exhibitions in other locations.
Birgit is open whenever she's home and feels like it. If you see the "Open" sign, she's open, but if you want to be sure she's there, you can call.
Taberg Mine
Join us for an exciting tour through the inner mine tunnels of Taberg.
For one hour, you’ll be guided both outside and inside the mine. There, you’ll hear the story of what happened to the mountain and why it’s so unique. Taberg is known for its bats, and there are 9 different species in the area around the mine.
www.tabergsgruvan.se