7 highlights from 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' tour of Stockholm

Devotees of Stieg Larsson's hit 'Millennium' novels are making pilgrimages to the many real-life Swedish locations featured in the books

Monteliusvagen provides picturesque views of Stockholm.
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Fans of Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy books — which have sold more than 30 million copies worldwide — are reportedly flocking to Stockholm, Sweden, to experience the locales favored by the series' main characters, obsessive journalist Mikael Blomkvist and his equally obsessive computer-hacker frenemy, Lisbeth Salander. The majority of the book's locations that actually exist are in Södermalm, a trendy, bohemian district where charming galleries and cafes mingle with historic wooden cottages. "I would suggest that anyone — Larsson fan or no — sees the city through the author’s eyes," says Helen Rumbelow in The Times. "The novels are more reliable than many guidebooks." Devotees can take a two-hour "Stieg Larsson — Millenniumtour" through the Stockholm City Museum, or explore Larsson's Stockholm on their own. Here are seven points of interest:

1. Kaffebar

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