The Linnaeus Garden
The first teaching garden on this site was established by Olof Rudbeck the Elder as early as 1655. At the time, it served as Uppsala University’s academic garden, mainly dedicated to plants used in medicine and research, but was later taken over by Linnaeus. Since its restoration in the early 1900s, the garden has been cultivated exclusively with species known to have been grown by Linnaeus himself – naturally arranged according to his own system of classification.
If you start feeling peckish during your visit, Café Linné—yes, in the plural—is just next door. On each corner of the intersection between Svartbäcksgatan and, fittingly, Linnégatan, you’ll find two cafés named after Uppsala’s favourite botanist.
The Linnaeus Museum
Right beside the Linnaeus Garden stands the Linnaeus Museum, housed in the very building where Linnaeus once lived. Here, you’ll have a rare opportunity to discover him both as a scientist and as a private individual. Exhibits from his travels and his time as a professor at Uppsala University are displayed alongside his own insect cabinets, schnapps glasses, and clothing.
