Attractions
Vigeland Park
Vigeland Park is the city’s most visited attraction, a
vast green area of duck ponds, trees and lawns that is a monument
to the celebrated Norwegian sculptor Gustav Vigeland, who spent 40
years creating the life-size statues that decorate the walkways and
open spaces....
see full detailsThe Kon-Tiki Museum
Situated on the Bygdøy Peninsula, the Kon-Tiki Museum
contains the renowned balsawood raft, the
Kon-Tiki, on which
Thor Heyerdahl made his famous journey across the Pacific in 1947
to prove the theory that the first Polynesian settlers could have
sailed the 4,300 miles (6,923km)...
see full detailsThe Viking Ships Museum
Situated on the Bygdøy Peninsula, the Viking Ship Museum
houses three 9th-century Viking ships that were excavated from
ritual burial mounds in the south of Norway. Their excellent
condition is due to the clay in which they were embalmed. Viking
ships were used as...
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