Stockholm's Old Town (Gamla Stan) is the beautifully preserved historical heart of Stockholm. Gamla Stan station is on the west side of the compact quarter, which is best covered on foot. Riddarholmskyrkan is a beautfiul preserved medieval church. The Stockholm archipelago is one of the world's most spectacular. Stretching 80 kilometres east of the city, the archipelago comprises 24 000 islands, islets and rocks. Explore islands with restaurants, youth hostels and country stores, or entirely deserted islands - no matter what, the experience will be entirely unique. If you visit Stockholm in the summer time make sure you take boat trip to see the archipelago also. You can find sevral boat trips that go to the archipelago. Most of them are operated by Waxholmsbolaget and departs from Stromkajen, opposite the Royal Palace. During the summer there you can also use Stromma Kanalbolaget faster and more modern ships, departing from Nybrokajen (by Strandvagen). The Royal Palace is located on the east side of the Old Town and is open to the public. The The Stockholm City Hall, where the Nobel Prize Banquet takes place every year, is an imposing brick building in the city centre. There is a hill near Zinkensdamm subway station providing beautiful panorama of Gamla Stan and Stockholm city centre. Stockholm has more than 70 museums all around: Butterfly Museum, Army Museum, Dance Museum to name but a few.