Country guide
3838 places catalogued in Norway so far.
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Every city catalogued in this country so far, ranked by how much there is to see.
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Ranked by importance — sitelinks, pageviews and heritage status, not editor preference.
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Oslo rådhus
Oslo City Hall (Oslo rådhus) is the municipal building of Norway's capital and houses the city council, the city administration and other municipal bodies.
Munchmuseet
The Munch Museum (Munchmuseet), marketed as MUNCH since 2020, is an art museum in Bjørvika, Oslo, dedicated to the life and works of the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch.
Det kongelige slott
The Royal Palace (Det kongelige slott) is the official residence of the Norwegian monarch.
Oslo domkirke
Oslo Cathedral (Oslo domkirke) is a Lutheran church of the Church of Norway in the city centre and the seat of the Bishop of Oslo.
Vikingskipshuset
The Viking Ship Museum (Vikingskipshuset) at Bygdøy is closed while it is rebuilt and extended as the new Museum of the Viking Age.
Operahuset i Oslo
The Oslo Opera House (Operahuset) is the home of the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet and Norway's national opera house, standing in Bjørvika at the head of the Oslofjord.
Framhuset;Frammuseet
The Fram Museum (Frammuseet) on the Bygdøy peninsula in Oslo tells the story of Norwegian polar exploration.
Nasjonalgalleriet
The National Gallery (Nasjonalgalleriet) is an art gallery in Oslo, established in 1842 following a parliamentary decision of 1836.
Nobels Fredssenter
The Nobel Peace Center (Nobels Fredssenter) is the museum of the Nobel Peace Prize and the ideals it represents, on the City Hall Square in central Oslo.
Frognerparken
Frogner Park (Frognerparken) is a public park in the Frogner borough of Oslo's West End and, at 45 hectares, the largest park in the city.
Kon-Tiki Museet
The Kon-Tiki Museum (Kon-Tiki Museet) on the Bygdøy peninsula in Oslo houses the vessels and maps of Thor Heyerdahl's expeditions and a library of about 8,000 books.
Norsk Folkemuseum
Norsk Folkemuseum (the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History) on Bygdøy in Oslo is a museum of cultural history with extensive collections from all social groups and all regions of Norway, and a large open-air museum of more than 150 buildings…
Nationaltheatret
The National Theatre (Nationaltheatret) is one of Norway's largest and most prominent venues for the dramatic arts. It gave its first performance on 1 September 1899, but its origins go back to the Christiania Theatre, founded in 1829.
Lystslottet Oscarshall
Oscarshall is a royal pleasure palace (maison de plaisance) on the small fjord Frognerkilen on Bygdøy in Oslo.
Vigelandmuseet
The Vigeland Museum (Vigelandmuseet) in Frogner, Oslo, is dedicated to Gustav Vigeland (1869–1943), Norway's most famous sculptor, and stands just outside Frogner Park with its Vigeland installation.
Kulturhistorisk museum
The Museum of Cultural History (Kulturhistorisk museum, KHM) is a group of museums belonging to the University of Oslo.
Kunstnernes hus
Kunstnernes Hus ("The Artists' House") is an independent art institution in central Oslo, founded by artists in 1930 and Norway's largest gallery run by artists.
Norges hjemmefrontmuseum
Norway's Resistance Museum (Norges Hjemmefrontmuseum) at Akershus Fortress in Oslo tells the story of Norwegian resistance during the German occupation of 1940–1945.
Oslo Spektrum is a multi-purpose indoor arena in central Oslo, opened in December 1990 and run by Nova Spektrum. It stands next to Oslo Central Station, the bus terminal, the Jernbanetorget public transport hub and the international ferry terminals.
Botanisk hage
The Botanical Garden at Tøyen is part of the University of Oslo's Natural History Museum, Norway's largest natural history museum, whose premises cover everything inside the garden's fences.
Bymuseet
The Museum of Oslo (Bymuseet) is the city museum of Oslo, housed in Frogner Manor in Frogner Park together with the Theatre Museum.
Hovedøya kloster
Hovedøya Abbey (Hovedøya kloster) was a medieval Cistercian monastery on the island of Hovedøya in the Oslofjord. It was founded on 18 May 1147 by monks from Kirkstead Abbey in England and dedicated to the Virgin Mary and Saint Edmund.
Norsk Maritimt Museum
The Norwegian Maritime Museum (Norsk Maritimt Museum) stands at Bygdøynes on the Bygdøy peninsula in Oslo. It was founded in 1914, was formerly known as Norsk Sjøfartsmuseum, and is operated together with Norsk Folkemuseum.
Senter for studier av Holocaust og livssynsminoriteter
The Norwegian Center for Holocaust and Minority Studies (HL-senteret) is a research and education institution that has been housed since 2006 in Villa Grande, a villa on a hilltop on Bygdøy in Oslo.
Skimuseet
The Holmenkollen Ski Museum (Skimuseet) lies inside the Holmenkollen ski jump, one of the most modern ski jumping venues in the world, with views over Oslo.
