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Maihaugen Folk Museum
One of Norways finest folk museums is the expansive, open-air Maihaugen Folk Museum. Rebuilt like a small village, the collection of around 180 buildings includes the transplanted Garmo stave church, traditional Gudbrandsdalen homes and shops, a postal museum and 27 buildings from
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Steinstø Fruktgard
A high summer pilgrimage to this farm, a short distance east of Øystese, rewards with strawberries ripe in June and a bounty of raspberries, cherries, plums and apples in July. A cafe serves great apple juice and a rustic apple cake, as well as lefse (flat bread) and waffles. Come
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Bodøsjøen Friluftsmuseum
This open-air museum is 3km from town, near Bodøsjøen Camping. Here youll find 4 hectares of historic homes, farm buildings, boat sheds, WWII German bunkers and the square-rigged sloop, the Anna Karoline . You can wander the grounds for free but admission to the buildings is by app
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Sámi Parliament
The Sámi Parliament was established in 1989 and meets four times annually. In 2000 it moved into a glorious new building, encased in mellow Siberian wood, with a birch, pine and oak interior. The main assembly hall is shaped like a Sami tent, and the Sami library , lit with tiny li
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Festiviteten
Constructed in 1914, Kristiansunds monumental theatre, although rather austere from the outside, has an attractive art nouveau interior thats definitely worth a peek for architecture and history buffs (the building is usually open during business hours or call ahead). Norways oldes
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Flåmsbana Railway
A 20km-long engineering wonder hauls itself up 864m of altitude gain through 20 tunnels. At a gradient of 1:18, its the worlds steepest railway that runs without cable or rack wheels. It takes a full 45 minutes to climb to Myrdal on the bleak, treeless Hardangervidda plateau, past
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Tirpitz Museum
Kåfjords Tirpitz Museum, commemorating the Tirpitz , once the worlds largest battleship, is the achievement of local resident Even Blomkvist, who has single-handedly collected, bought, begged and borrowed the artefacts, uniforms, memorabilia and nearly 3000 evocative photographs re
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Kongsten Festning
On what was once called Gallows Hill stands the flower-festooned Kongsten Festning. Dating from 1685, it once served as a lookout and warning post for the troops at nearby Gamlebyen. Although it can get overrun on summer weekends, this otherwise lonely and appealingly unkempt spot
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Munkholmen
During Trondheims early years, the islet of Munkholmen (Monks Island), 2km offshore, was the town execution ground. Over the centuries it has been the site of a Benedictine monastery, a prison, a fort and, finally, a customs house. Today, its a popular picnic venue and has the city
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Egersund Kirke
There has been a church in Egersund since at least 1292. The cute, current manifestation dates back to the 1620s. The carved altarpiece, a depiction of the baptism and crucifixion of Christ by Stavanger carpenter Thomas Christophersen and painted by artist Peter Reimers, dates back
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Jotunheimvegen
Branching off the Rv51 at Bygdin, the 45km-long Jotunheimvegen to Skåbu is quiet and picturesque. Its usually open from mid-June until October, depending on the weather, and you pay a toll, which seems expensive, but it is the only way the authorities can make maintenance of the ro
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Nordlandmuseet
Recounting the short history of Bodø, this little gem of a museum has a cheerily entertaining and informative 25-minute film with English subtitles on the towns development. Museum highlights include a mock-up of a fishermans rorbu , a section on Sami culture complete with sod hut
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Viking Ship Sports Arena
Hamars stand-out landmark is this sports arena, a graceful structure with the lines of an upturned Viking ship. The building, which hosted the speed skating during the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, holds 20,000 spectators, encompasses 9600 sq metres of ice and is 94.6m long.
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Spitsbergen Airship Museum
This fascinating private museum houses a stunning collection of artefacts, original newspapers and other documents relating to the history of polar exploration. With labels in English and intriguing archive footage, you could easily spend a couple of hours here reliving some of the
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Water Spout
No, Narvik cant claim geothermal activity. But locals reckon that its water is the purest in the land. Each day at 1pm and 9pm from May to September, a valve is released and a mighty 75m-high plume of water spurts skywards. Clearly visible from town, its even more impressive up clo
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Norwegian Maritime Museum
Author Roald Dahl once said that in Norway everyone seems to have a boat, and there is no better place to explore that theory than at the Norsk Maritime Museum. The museum depicts Norways relationship with the sea, including the fishing and whaling industries, the seismic fleet (wh
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Selja monastery
The haunting ruins of Selja monastery and the church of St Sunniva on Selja Island date from the 11th and 12th centuries respectively: this has been a place of pilgrimage for over 1000 years. A 40m-high tower is still intact and can be climbed for a splendid panorama. From mid-June
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Jostedalsbreen National Park Centre
Youll find this excellent visitors centre in the village of Oppstryn. Theres a worthwhile and informative 10-minute film about the glacier plus exhibits illustrating avalanches and rock falls and a variety of stuffed wildlife. Outside, enjoy its unique garden with more than 300 spe
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Norwegian Museum of Road History
The Norwegian Museum of Road History tells the story of Norway’s battle to forge roads through its challenging geography. Up the hill and part of the same complex, the Fjellsprengnings-museet (Rock-blasting Museum) is a 240m-long tunnel that gives you a real insight into the diffic
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Lofotens Hus Gallery
In a former fish-processing house, this gallery displays a fine collection from what is known as the golden age of Norwegian painting, between 1870 and 1930, plus canvases by contemporary Norwegian artist Karl Erik Harr. Admission includes an 18-minute slide show of photos by Frank
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