Castle Wood

(Local Name: Göteborg - Slottskogen) South of the Shipping Museum, in Dag Hammarskjöldsleden, lies Göteborg's largest park, Slottskogen (Castle Wood). It is a beautifully wooded area (oaks and conifers), with ponds (seals), animal enclosures, beautiful footpaths and roads, and two restaurants; lookout tower (wide views). At the northeastern corner of the park is the Natural History Museum (the whales being of particular interest). To the southeast, beyond Dag Hammarskjöldsleden, is the Botanic Garden (Botaniska Trädgården), an open natural park; on its northeast side is the Salgren Hospital, one of the largest in Sweden.