Off road 34 you will find Målilla Open Air Museum, a beautiful park with around twenty buildings. The Open Air Museum has approximately 3 000 objects registered in its computer. In the old tanning house a large exhibition is displayed.
In the tanning house, on the top floor there is a School Museum.
In the park is a unique Motor Museum from the early 20th century to the 1960s.
The Fire Brigade Museum holds, amongst other things, Målilla's first fire engine - a Ford AA1930.
The 300 square meter big Farm - Wagon Museum has 15 wagons as its main attraction.
There is also a sawmill with a timber saw, edge saw and a 35 horsepower engine from Målilla, 1934.
The Hardware Store Museum gives a good picture of Målilla Hardware, founded in 1906.
The theater cafe with theater, songs and music attracts a large crowd.
Open all year.
Location: Målilla, south of the roundabout, and then to the left
Målillas Motormuseum
You can study engines from the early 1900s in Målilla-Gårdveda Open Air Museum. The company Alm's Engineering Plant started in 1907, has donated some rarities to the museum. The factory was one of the first in the area and their first engine was an open paraffin engine, made in 1907. The engine was sold to Haddarp's Mill at the price of 600 SEK. Later it was bought back and renovated, and is now on display in the Motor Museum, together with four other engines from the same time.
Displayed is also a workshop made for testing the engines, built in 1908. Engines from 6 hp - 75 hp were tested here. Alm's Engineering Plant manufactured paraffin engines, ignition ball, diesel and rawoil engines. The first engine was an open paraffin engine of 8 hp, made in 1907.
The ignition ball engine was invented by the Englishman Akroyd in 1890. There were around 15 different motor factories in Kalmar County; Storebro, Haddarp, Hjorteström, Br Nilsson in Västervik and Målilla Mechanicals are just a few. In Målilla 8,000 engines were manufactured. In the whole country approximately 200,000 engines were produced. Today we estimate there are 5 - 10,000 Swedish and foreign ignition ball engines left.
In the museum you will find among other a Carl Alm 4 hp Ben 2 cyl from 1920, a Tålebo No: 101 3 hp made in 1920s and a DS 10 10 hp two stroke from 1952. All engines work!
The Målilla Sanatorium Museum
The Målilla Sanatorium was opened in 1915. The huge magnificent building was soon referred to as "The Castle in the Forest" by locals. Through the years several thousands of people have been treated for their tuberculosis at the sanatorium. In the thirties no less than 300 patients were registered at the same time. It was not until the forties that the treatment of TB reached a turning point, with the introduction of streptomycin. In 1973 the last patient was treated for TB at the sanatorium. The Målilla Sanatorium Museum is housed in two rooms in the top floor.
Location: west of Målilla, go west in the roundabout and turn right at the sign.
The entire estate is for sale.
Målilla-Gårdveda Church
The church was finished in 1822 but was not consecrated until 1824. To study is the altar picture and the Nordström organ from 1848.
Location: Vetlandavägen, road 127.
The Blast Furnace at Hagelsrum
In May 1748 Wilhelm Mauritz Pauli got the privilege to build a blast furnace on his residency at Hagelsrum. The present blast furnace with mechanical wind house and waterwheel house was built 1853. It is a magnificent construction that shows great building skills. The raw material to the iron was ore that came from the surrounding lakes. The supplies of charcoal was also a major condition for the ability to run a blast furnace. Pig iron was manufactured and supplied to the steel industry. At first it went to Storebro, later to Rosenfors, or just used as cast iron. Through history small parts of the iron pigs were used for making pots, frying pans, mortars and similar things. The blast furnace was last used in 1877. In 1756 the baron Carl Fredrik Pechlin took over the ownership of the blast furnace in Hagelsrum. Later Pechlin was suspected to be involved in the murder of King Gustav III. He ended his days in the fortress of Varberg, which was used as a prison.
Close to the blast furnace is the house of the site manager. The locals call it "Vita Havet" (the White Ocean). In the summer of 1995 a restoration of the house started. It has been empty since the 1960s. The work was done through a "building caring camp" where the participants learned old crafts. Two fortnight camps have been organized and a third is on its way. The house is probably from the 18th century and a study group is researching in the matter to find more about its history.
Location: go east in the roundabout and folllow the road towards Kristdala and Hagelsrum. The blast furnace is on the right side of the river Silverån.
Stubbhult – a Swedish farm setting from great grandma's days
Stubbhult is owned by Emådalen’s Conservation Society and is a small-scale farm that takes you back to the 1800s in Småland. Here you will find plenty of stone fences, cow paths and lush trees. Stubbhult gives you a scent of old Sweden!
Location: on the road to Hagelsrum follow the sign Stubbhult
Open: the farm site is available all year. Guided tours and events depending on season.
