Sights and Attractions in Gästrikland: MuseumsThe Prison Museum in GävleSee how the prisoners were treated yesteryear and compare it with today's standards. Please contact the Tourist Information in Gävle for further information.Phone: 026-65 44 30 The Regional Museum in GävleThis museum documents the history and the artistic life of the province of Gästrikland. For more information:Phone: 026-65 56 15 The Swedish Railway MuseumThe Swedish Railway Museum in Gävle has one of the finest collections of locomotives and railway carriages in the world. The museum is open ever day, except Mondays.Phone: 026-14 46 15 Silvanum Forest MuseumThe Silvanum Forest Museum is the largest of its kind in northern Europe. Here the visitor can follow both the historical and the modern lumberjack in his daily labour. In connection to the museum there is an arboretum, Valls Hage, with 200 different tree species, 40 varieties of shrub and over 300 kinds of flowers.Phone: 0297-420 30 Älvkarleby Rapids, Game Fishing Museum and Söderhällgården Folklore Museum.Visit Älvkarleby Rapids during "Fallens Dag", The Day of the Rapids, which is celebrated once a year during summer. Also visit Sweden's only game fishing museum on Laxö Island. Söderhällgården Folklore museum offers a nice exhibition of the life in Älvkarleby through the centuries. For more information call Älvkarleby Tourist Information:Phone: 026-727 00 
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