In the 1950's - more than 300 years later - it was rediscovered. Into the 1960's it was resurrected, preserved, and now has a museum built around it to tell the story.
These aren't the real masts of the ship, but it sure makes for a dramatic visual! By now it was raining, and the museum was dark (for obvious preservation reasons) so some of my pictures are kinda crummy. That just means you'll have to go see it for yourself!
Fact: The Vasa is ginormous.
It's only a model! ;-) No really, it is. This is how the Vasa would have looked on her maiden voyage - dressed to impress!
Map of naval presence at the time the Vasa was commissioned. Looks like a game of Risk if I ever saw one. World Domination!
There were 7 levels of the museum, and each had a different exhibits about life on the ship, artifacts found (including skeletal remains), and the science involved in preserving the wood and metal that compose the ship.
And of course, lots of vantage points for neat pictures!
Walk the plank, ye skallywag! Yaaarrrr! Ok so it wasn't a pirate ship, but that's all I can think about when I look at it. ;-)Great story, great museum. Oh and if you do visit, eat at the in-house restaurant. Get the reindeer. It's delicious. :-)
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