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The Headless Horseman in Stockholm

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 Explore Stockholm with a city exploration game based on a classic short story

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The Headless Horseman in Stockholm

You have made two new acquaintances in an online ghost hunter forum. They have found an old journal and are trying to solve the mysterious disappearance of its owner. Teacher Ichabod Crane’s two-hundred-year-old notes contain descriptions of a headless horseman and what seems to be a curse plaguing Stockholm. Maybe the journal offers the clues needed to find out what happened to Ichabod?

You are invited to join an investigation, which starts by the Royal Palace in Stockholm. Your new friends have mapped out the locations of relevance in Ichabod’s life, and you plan to follow all the leads the journal provides. But, one of the people you were supposed to meet never shows up at the agreed location…

Go on a ghost tour and solve a mystery

Walk in Ichabod Crane’s footsteps through central Stockholm. Participate in the story in each location through gamification. Control conversations between characters, examine mysterious items and crack secret codes while you explore the city’s historical surroundings. Your companion will tell you everything he knows about the journal and the headless horseman as you walk.

Will you be able to reveal why Ichabod disappeared, and find your friend?

The StoryTourist app will show you the way

To walk this tour, you’ll download the user-friendly StoryTourist app. The app is equipped with a map, GPS, a narrator and digital guide which makes sure you walk in the right direction. Once you have purchased the tour it is yours to keep. You can use it at any time and as many times as you wish.

Through the StoryTourist-app, you’ll hear the story of how the headless horseman haunted Stockholm. The only thing you need to be able to explore the city in a brand-new way is a smartphone with headphones.

This self-guided city exploration game is an adaptation of Washington Irving’s short story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. You will find practical information about the tour under the “instructions” tab.

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Museum Tre Kronor

You are standing outside the Royal Palace and the entrance of Museum Tre Kronor. Tre Kronor (Three Crowns) was the original palace in this location, but it burned down in 1697.

Ichabod's home

Solgränd is a residential alley in Stockholm’s Old town area, The alley is named after a tavern once located here. Just up the street is Stortorget square; the main hub of Old town.

Ichabod's school.

There has been a school in this building since the 1800’s. The building itself stems from the mid-1600’s, when it was built as a home to royal painter David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl.

Trädgårdsgatan

Trädgårdsgatan (Garden street) was established in the 1400’s, running through an area where the Royal kitchen garden and other gardens were located at the time.

The Aeolus block

Telegrafgränd (telegraph alley) is part of the Aeolus block, an area established when the eastern city wall was torn down in the mid-1600’s. Aeolus is a name with roots in Greek mythology.

Mårten Trotzig's alley.

Mårten Trotzig’s alley is the narrowest alley in Stockholm, it only measures 90 cm across. It was named after a German merchant who established himself in Old town in the 1580’s.

The Petersenska house

The Petersenska house was built in the 1650’s, and has been owned by Queen Kristina, King Adolf Fredrik, and more recently, the Petersens. It has housed private clubs and a restaurant.

The Gustav Vasa statue

Gustav Vasa became King of Sweden in 1523, after a successful rebellion against the Danish union King Kristian II. This statue of Gustav Vasa was erected in 1774.

The Riddarholmen church

The Riddarholmen church is the oldest preserved building in Stockholm, built in the late 1200’s. Many of Sweden’s former monarchs are buried inside the church.

Birger Jarl's square

There used to be a cemetery adjacent to the church in the square you just walked across. After a fire in the early 1800’s, the cemetery was dismantled and eventually paved over.

View of city hall

You are standing by a statue of songwriter Evert Taube. From here you have a great view of the Stockholm city hall across the water, it’s the red building with a tower and golden spire.

Locations you'll visit on this tour:

  • The Royal Palace
  • Stockholm Old Town
  • Stora torget square, where the Nobel Prize Museum is located
  • The most narrow alley in Stockholm - Mårten Trotzigs gränd
  • The Gustav Vasa statue
  • The Riddarholmen church - Stockholm's oldest preserved building, where many of Sweden's regents are buried.

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