On my first day in Stockholm, I purchased something called the Stockholm City Card.  It’s a sort of open pass to public transportation and many museums and other attractions.  Seemed like a no-brainer to me.

Now that my time in Stockholm is done, I have to say I have mixed feelings about the purchase.

The three-day version the card cost about $108.00 USD.  With that price tag, I really felt compelled to use it like crazy!  Every time I’d pull it out to use on another subway ride, or tram ride, or museum ticket, I’d recalculated in my head:  “Okay, now I’ve used it six times.  That means that I’ve paid $18 for each thing I’ve done.  Is it worth it yet?  Is it worth it yet?

I ended up going into more museums than I really should have, and spending less time just roaming around outside, which I love to do.  And besides, one of the museums I was most interested in – The New ABBA Museum (judge me if you must) – wasn’t included in the card.
Researching my next stop, Copenhagen, I learned that it has a City Card, too, but it also has a public transportation card as well, that’s much cheaper.  Like $23 for a 48 hour pass.  That’s what I’m going to do.  Spend much less and simply enjoy roaming around the city.  If there’s a museum I really want to see, I’ll pay for it.  So there.

Update:  Turns out I didn’t even need the transport pass in Copenhagen:  I planned my activities so well I paid less than eleven dollars total for all of my running around.

Side note:  Copenhagen is noticeably less expensive than Stockholm.