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Norsk Telemuseum
The Norwegian Telecommunications Museum presents itself as a study in cod and communications. Granted, its not an immediately winning combination but in fact this small museum commemorates a huge advance in fishing techniques. In 1906, what was Norways second wireless telephone sta
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Tønsberg Castle
Tønsberg Castle, spread across the hill behind the town, was the largest fortress in Norway in the 13th century. In 1503 the Swedes destroyed what they could, but nonetheless, the modern (1888), 17m-high Slottsfjellstårnet tower provides a good viewpoint over the ruins. Parts of th
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Stiklestad National Cultural Centre
This grandiose wooden structure includes Stiklestad 1030 , an evocative exhibition about the battle, with dioramas and plenty of shrieks and gurgles on the soundtrack; a 15-minute film on St Olav; a guided tour that includes a visit to the church; and a small WWII resistance museum
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Norwegian Resistance Museum
Within the Akershus fortress complex the Norwegian Resistance Museum stands adjacent to a memorial for resistance fighters executed on the spot during WWII. The small but worthwhile museum covers the dark years of German occupation, as well as the jubilant day of 9 May 1945 when pe
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Henrik Ibsenmuseet
Author, playwright and so-called Father of Modern Drama Henrik Ibsen was born in Skien on 20 March 1828. In 1835 the family fell on hard times and moved out to the farm Venstøp, 5km north of Skien, where they stayed for seven years. The 1815 farmhouse has now been converted into th
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Handelshuset
Handelshuset, formerly a lively place serving traditional food, seems to have been overcome by the general cultural languor. Its magnificent vintage jukebox, with old 45rpm hits by Elvis Presley, the Stones, the Beach Boys and other distant icons, may have played its last platter
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Norsk Skog Museum
This museum, 1km south of central Elverum, covers the multifarious uses and enjoyments of Norwegian forests. It includes a nature information centre, a childrens workshop, geological and meteorological exhibits, wood carvings, an aquarium, nature dioramas with all manner of stuffed
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Kulturbanken Galleri
Local artist Eva Arnesen designed the Nobel Peace Prize diploma that was awarded to Jody Williams and the campaign to ban landmines. Arnesens paintings evoke the colours of the region from the northern lights to the bright palette of summer and you can see her work in this newly op
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Kautokeino Museum
Outside, this little museum has a fully fledged traditional Sami settlement, complete with an early home, temporary dwellings, and outbuildings such as the kitchen, sauna, and huts for storing fish, potatoes and lichen (also called reindeer moss and prime reindeer fodder). Pick up
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Norsk Fiskeværsmuseum
This museum takes in 14 of Ås 19th-century boathouses, storehouses, fishing cottages, farmhouses and commercial buildings. Highlights (pick up a pamphlet in English at reception) include Europes oldest cod-liver oil factory, where youll be treated to a taste of the wares and can pi
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Munchmuseet
Fans of Edvard Munch (1863–1944) wont want to miss the Munch Museum, which is dedicated to his lifes work and has most of the pieces not contained in the National Gallery. The museum provides a comprehensive look at the artists work, from dark (The Sick Child) to light (Spring Plou
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Polar Park
This large open-air zoo is 23km south of Setermoen and 3.3km east of the E6. It features wildlife of the boreal taiga (marshy forest) in spacious enclosures that, but for the metal fencing, are scarcely distinguishable from the surrounding birch forests. Here you can watch animals
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Kjerringøy Trading Post
Here, some 40km north of Bodø, the entrepreneurial Zahl family established in the 19th century an important trading station. The station provided local fishing families with supplies in exchange for their catch. Most of the timber-built structures of this self-contained community h
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Sogn Folkmuseum
This extensive open-air folk museum is between Sogndal and Kaupanger, beside the Rv5. More than 30 buildings, including farms, a schoolhouse and a mill, have been brought from their original sites and embedded in the surrounding woods. Each is well documented in Norwegian and Engli
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Northern Lights Cathedral
Opened in 2013, the daringly designed Northern Lights Cathedral, next to the Rica Hotel Alta, promises to be one of the architectural icons of the north, with its swirling pyramid structure clad in rippling titanium sheets. The interior is similarly eye-catching, with an utterly mo
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Meridian Monument
On the Fuglenes peninsula, just across the harbour, theres the Meridianstøtta , a marble column commemorating the first survey (1816–52) by Russian scientist Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Struve to determine the arc of the global meridian and thereby calculate the size and shape of the e
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Damstredet
The quirky 18th-century wooden homes of the Damstredet district and the nearby Telthusbakken are a nice change of pace from the modern architecture of the city centre. Once an impoverished shanty town, Damstredet has become a popular residential neighbourhood for artists. To get th
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Olavsgruva Mine
The Olavsgruva mine is 13km north of Røros. The moderately interesting museum exhibition is far surpassed by mine tours passing through the historic Nyberget mine, which dates from the 1650s. The modern Olavsgruva mine beyond it was begun in 1936. The ground can get muddy and the t
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Kirkelandet Church
Architect Odd Østbys inspirational church was built in 1964 to replace the one destroyed by Nazi bombs. The angular exterior, where copper and concrete alternate, is sober and measured. Inside, all lines direct the eye to the 320 panes of stained glass at the rear of the chancel. M
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Kjeldsen Fish Factory
This old fish factory is at Ekkerøy , 15km east of town. The complex retains its old stores and lodgings, a mass of arcane fishing equipment, the former shrimp processing and bottling room and a vast black vat and boiler for extracting cod-liver oil. Plan to arrive when hunger is b
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