It's not as big or as pretty as Tivoli in Copenhagen but Gröna Lund makes up for its lack of size with a creative use of space, with twisting intertwined roller coaster tracks and vertical thrills like the aptly-named "Insane" ride in the photo above. Sometimes it's hard to see where one coaster ends and the next one begins.
Gröna Lund is also one of Stockholm's concert venues, and it's nice that the concert is included in the price of admission to the park. This summer's lineup has included diverse acts like Lionel Richie, the Dropkick Murphys, Whitesnake, and Madness as well as many Swedish and European acts we'd never heard of. When we saw the concert schedule for August, we only knew one of the names - Iggy Pop - so we made sure to go on that day. He didn't put on a shirt, but he did put on a great show.
Although it's primarily an amusement park, Gröna Lund is actually a pretty good venue for seeing a concert. We hung out all the way in the back of the crowd (sadly my mosh-pit days are over...) and still had a pretty good view of the stage.
Being in the back also gave us the advantage of getting out the exit and onto the ferry before most of the crowd. We also managed to get a nice view of the park all lit up before it closed for the night!
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