Sightseeing

Pick the places. We plan the drive.

Tick what you want to see. We drive you from your hotel or pick-up point to every place and back, in the order with the least driving, and wait while you look around.

The driver drives and waits but is not a guide. Entrance tickets are not included.

Oslo

Vigelandsparken
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Vigelandsparken

Oslo

More than 200 sculptures by Gustav Vigeland in Frogner Park, with the Monolith at its heart. Free and open around the clock.

Holmenkollen
Photo: Gislus · CC BY-SA 3.0

Holmenkollen

Oslo

The famous ski jump above the city, with a viewing platform, the Ski Museum and one of Oslo's finest views.

Frammuseet og Kon-Tiki (Bygdøy)
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Frammuseet og Kon-Tiki (Bygdøy)

Oslo

The polar ship Fram and Thor Heyerdahl's Kon-Tiki raft, side by side on the museum peninsula of Bygdøy.

Norsk Folkemuseum
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Norsk Folkemuseum

Oslo

An open-air museum of more than 150 old buildings from all over Norway, including the 13th-century Gol stave church.

Operaen i Bjørvika
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Operaen i Bjørvika

Oslo

Walk up onto the roof of the Opera House for the fjord and the city. The Munch Museum and Deichman library are next door.

MUNCH
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MUNCH

Oslo

The world's largest collection of Edvard Munch's work, The Scream among it, and a fjord view from the top floor.

Akershus festning
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Akershus festning

Oslo

A medieval castle and fortress by the harbour: ramparts, the castle itself and a fine view of the fjord.

Slottet og Karl Johans gate
Photo: Andreas Haldorsen · CC BY-SA 4.0

Slottet og Karl Johans gate

Oslo

The King's residence, with the changing of the guard daily at 13:30, and the main street down towards Parliament.

Ekebergparken
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Ekebergparken

Oslo

A sculpture park in the woods above the city, and the view that gave Munch the idea for The Scream.

Around Oslo

TusenFryd
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TusenFryd

Vinterbro · approx. 25 km from Oslo

Norway's largest amusement park, with roller coasters and a water park. Open in summer.

Drøbak
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Drøbak

Drøbak · approx. 40 km from Oslo

A charming wooden town by the fjord, with the Christmas House, the aquarium and the boat to Oscarsborg.

Oscarsborg festning
Photo: Kjetil Lenes · CC BY 2.5

Oscarsborg festning

Drøbak · approx. 40 km from Oslo

The fortress that sank the cruiser Blücher in April 1940. The boat leaves from Drøbak in summer.

Hadeland Glassverk
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Hadeland Glassverk

Jevnaker · approx. 65 km from Oslo

Norway's oldest glassworks, founded in 1762. Watch the glassblowers at work and browse the shops.

Kistefos og The Twist
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Kistefos og The Twist

Jevnaker · approx. 70 km from Oslo

A sculpture park and art museum by the river, with The Twist, a twisted museum bridge. Open May to November.

Henie Onstad Kunstsenter
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Henie Onstad Kunstsenter

Høvikodden · approx. 15 km from Oslo

An art centre by the fjord, founded by Sonja Henie and Niels Onstad, with a sculpture park and a beach outside.

Østfold

Gamlebyen i Fredrikstad
Photo: Chris Nyborg · CC BY-SA 3.0

Gamlebyen i Fredrikstad

Fredrikstad · approx. 95 km from Oslo

The best-preserved fortified town in the Nordic countries, with ramparts, moats and cobbled streets.

Fredriksten festning, Halden
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Fredriksten festning, Halden

Halden · approx. 120 km from Oslo

The fortress on the rock above Halden, where Charles XII fell in 1718. A fine view of the town and the fjord.

Hvaler
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Hvaler

Skjærhalden · approx. 130 km from Oslo

The archipelago at the mouth of the Oslofjord, with Ytre Hvaler National Park, smooth rocks and small harbours.

Vestfold

Tønsberg
Photo: Michal Hope · CC BY-SA 3.0

Tønsberg

Tønsberg · approx. 100 km from Oslo

Norway's oldest town, with the Castle Hill, Viking history and a lively waterfront.

Verdens Ende
Photo: Karl Ragnar Gjertsen · CC BY-SA 4.0

Verdens Ende

Tjøme · approx. 125 km from Oslo

"World's End" at the tip of Tjøme: smooth coastal rocks, an old lever lighthouse and the open sea.

Borrehaugene og Midgard
Photo: Wolfmann · CC BY-SA 4.0

Borrehaugene og Midgard

Horten · approx. 95 km from Oslo

Scandinavia's largest group of royal Viking burial mounds, with the Midgard Viking hall.

Buskerud and Telemark

Sølvgruvene, Kongsberg
Photo: Kjetil Bjørnsrud · CC BY-SA 3.0

Sølvgruvene, Kongsberg

Kongsberg · approx. 85 km from Oslo

A mine train 2.3 km into the mountain to the King's Mine, where silver was dug for 335 years. Summer season.

Kongens utsikt
Photo: Stig Sunde · CC BY-SA 3.0

Kongens utsikt

Sundvollen · approx. 40 km from Oslo

The viewpoint by Kleivstua, with the whole of Tyrifjorden and Ringerike below you.

Gaustatoppen
Photo: Arnejohs · Public domain

Gaustatoppen

Rjukan · approx. 175 km from Oslo

Telemark's highest mountain at 1,883 m. The Gaustabanen railway runs inside the mountain almost to the top; we wait at the lower station.

Vemork og Rjukan
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Vemork og Rjukan

Rjukan · approx. 185 km from Oslo

The Industrial Workers' Museum in the power station of the heavy-water sabotage, part of the Rjukan-Notodden World Heritage site.

Heddal stavkirke
Photo: Micha L. Rieser · Attribution

Heddal stavkirke

Notodden · approx. 115 km from Oslo

Norway's largest stave church, built around 1250 and still in use.

Blaafarveværket
Photo: Sindre Skrede · CC BY 2.5

Blaafarveværket

Åmot · approx. 70 km from Oslo

The old cobalt works by the Haugfossen waterfall, with art exhibitions, a Theodor Kittelsen museum and a café.

Innlandet

Lillehammer: OL-bakkene og Maihaugen
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Lillehammer: OL-bakkene og Maihaugen

Lillehammer · approx. 180 km from Oslo

The ski jumps of the 1994 Olympics and the Maihaugen open-air museum, in the town by Lake Mjøsa.

Hunderfossen Familiepark
Photo: Stig Sunde · Public domain

Hunderfossen Familiepark

Øyer · approx. 195 km from Oslo

A fairy-tale and troll park for the whole family, with the world's biggest troll. Open in summer.

Hamar: Vikingskipet og Domkirkeodden
Photo: Guntars Mednis · CC BY-SA 3.0

Hamar: Vikingskipet og Domkirkeodden

Hamar · approx. 125 km from Oslo

The Olympic arena shaped like a Viking ship, and the cathedral ruins under glass by Lake Mjøsa.

Eidsvollsbygningen
Photo: Akershus Venstre · CC BY-SA 2.0

Eidsvollsbygningen

Eidsvoll · approx. 65 km from Oslo

The house where Norway's constitution was adopted on 17 May 1814, restored to how it looked then.

DS Skibladner på Mjøsa
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DS Skibladner på Mjøsa

Gjøvik · approx. 130 km from Oslo

The world's oldest paddle steamer in service, from 1856. Sails Lake Mjøsa in summer; we wait at the quay.

Søsterkirkene på Gran
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Søsterkirkene på Gran

Gran · approx. 60 km from Oslo

Two medieval churches side by side from the 1100s, built, the legend says, by two sisters who would not part.