Visit the open pit on your own
During the autumn of 2025, in collaboration with the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research, we installed a number of signs in and around the quarry providing information about the history of the mine. You are therefore welcome to explore the area on your own.
The signs are also accompanied by around thirty films in which Ytterby experts talk about the history of the site, the scientific discoveries, the Cold War, and much more. The films can be accessed via the QR codes on the signs or by clicking here.
How to get here
The open pit is located on Resarö’s eastern headland in Vaxholm municipality (1). There are three ways to get here:
- With Waxholmsbolaget ferry from Stockholm to Ytterby jetty (2), then walk 200m to Ytterbyvägen 65. During the winter, however, traffic on the jetty is sparse.
- By SL bus to hpl Ytterby (3). Then walk about 1 km along Ytterbyvägen (about 15 minutes).
- By car to Ytterbyvägen 65. Please note that parking is limited.