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Norsk bergverksmuseum – The Silver Mines at Kongsberg
Join a one and a half hour train ride that takes you 342 meters below the surface and 2,3 km into the mountain. Inside the King’s mine there is a guided tour through stopes, adits and shafts. A mine elevator built in 1881 (“Fahrkunst”), is just one of many things to...
Day trip to Sweden & ferry across the Oslo fjord to Sandefjord
You might like to take a day trip to Sweden and return by ferry across the Skaggerak. In the holiday season, it is wise to pre-book your passage and car on the ferry. The photo shows the ferry arriving at the city of Sandefjord. This needs a little...
Holmenkollen Ski Jump Tower, Ski Museum & Magic Activity Centre for kids
The famous statue of the late King Olav V is at Holmenkollen which has been the site for more than a century of skiing competitions. Inside the Ski Jump is the Holmenkollen Ski Museum, the oldest of its kind in the world. The museum presents over 4,000 years...
The Resistance Museum at Akershus Castle (Norges Hjemmefrontmuseum)
The photograph above is taken from Aker wharf, across the Oslo harbour. It shows Akershus Fortress. The resistance museum is in the large square building to the left of the fortress. Norway’s Resistance Museum aims to give an authentic presentation of the German...
Astrup Fearnley Museum at Tjuvholmen
Astrup Fearnley Museet is a private museum of contemporary art, and has since its opening in 1993 been one of the most important art institutions in Oslo. The museum moved to Tjuvholmen in 2012, beautifully located in Oslo centre by the Oslo Fjord in a...
The Royal Palace in Oslo and Oscarshall at Bygdøy
The Royal Palace in Oslo is open to the public during the summer. All visitors must follow a guided tour. The season lasts from mid June - mid August. Tickets are usually available from early in March. During the season, guided tours in Norwegian are given...
The Nobel Peace Center (Nobels Fredssenter)
Nobel Peace Prize museum with an exciting combination of changing and permanent exhibitions that promote popular interest in issues relating to war, peace and conflict resolution.The Peace Prize laureates are all presented on digital screens in the Nobel Field, a...
Typical Norwegian dishes – ingredients available at Rema 1000 grocery store
It is customary to have substantial breakfasts in Norway - according to taste you can choose from cheeses, especially Brown Goat (brunost), Jarlsberg and Norvegia or Gulost, eggs, ham and herring perserves (sursild in various flavours). You will find a Norwegian...
The Bear Park (Bjørneparken) – the place to get close to bears, moose, lynx, reptiles as well as farm animals.
At the Bear Park at Flå, the animals are housed in large natural enclosures. You can watch the animals up close and learn about them from the park presenters. In March of 2016, the park opened the largest crocodile exhibition in Norway, with 30 crocodiles, snakes and...
Henie Onstad Kunstsenter / Art Exhibition Centre
The Henie Onstad Kunstsenter (HOK) is located in the beautiful park and recreation area of Høvikodden on the Oslo fjord peninsula, surrounded by public trails, wharfs and shorelines. The statues outdoors in the park are well worth looking at. The exhibitions change...
Mini cruise round the Oslo fjord islands
Drive from Vollen to Sandvika and walk down to the river landing stage at Kadettangen. There the boats “M/S Rigmor” and “M/S Rigfar” leave for a 90 minute ferry boat trip with great views of the coastlines, lighthouses and islands. The ferry leaves at weekends from...
Tanum Middle Ages Church / Tanum kirke i Bærum
Tanum church which is a 23 minute drive from Vollen, dates from the 12th century and has sculptures from the Medieval Age. Around the church are several burial mounds from the Iron Age. The oldest graves are from the 17th century. Inside the church you can see...
SPA at Holmen Fjordhotell
A few minutes bus-ride from Vollen is Holmen Fjordhotell which has a lovely swimming pool and training centre, with sauna, steam-bath, cold pool, pool and big whirlpool. There are lockers available. In the Fitness centre there is a large variety of training...
Oslo National Theatre (Nationaltheatret)
What can be more exciting than waiting for the curtain to go up at the National Theatre in Oslo? There are magical performances for children as well as modern theatre and the classics such as Ibsen. The Nationaltheatret in Oslo is a 34 minute bus ride from Vollen. ...