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Oslo

30 places, all on the 2024 Europe Trip. Two are worth planning a day around.

Prices are what I paid. Numbers 1 to 9 are on the map.

Don’t miss

  1. 1MUNCH Museum$17 · about 180 kr

    Huge, extensive, and has 4 copies of The Scream

  2. 2Norsk Folkemuseum$17 · about 180 kr

    Super cool, open-air museum

Worth a detour

Worth visiting, good experience.

  1. 3EkebergparkenFree

    Munch’s inspiration for The Scream

  2. 4Kon-Tiki Museum$13 · about 140 kr · I’d go back

    Neat piece of history

  3. 5The Fram Museum$13 · about 140 kr · I’d go back

    You can walk inside the ship, pretty cool

  4. 6The Vigeland Museum$11 · about 120 kr

    Extensive collection

  5. 7Nasjonalmuseet$19 · about 200 kr · I’d go back
  6. 8Naturhistorisk Museum$15 · about 160 kr · I’d go back
  7. 9The Vigeland ParkFree

Worth a stop

Interesting but not essential.

  1. 1022 July CentreFree

    I’m not sure the museum’s design helps convey the impact of the event.

  2. 11Holmenkollen Ski Museum$18 · about 190 kr

    Best view of Oslo

  3. 12Norway Resistance Museum$9.50 · about 100 kr

    Cool dioramas

  4. 13Akershus FortressFree
  5. 14Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art$14 · about 150 kr
  6. 15Historical Museum$13 · about 140 kr
  7. 16IBSEN Museum$17 · about 180 kr
  8. 17Kunstnernes Hus$16 · about 170 kr
  9. 18Norwegian Maritime Museum$13 · about 140 kr
  10. 19Oslo City HallFree
  11. 20Oslo City Museum$9.50 · about 100 kr
  12. 21Oslo Opera House$8.08 · about 85 kr
  13. 22Tjuvholmen Sculpture ParkFree
  14. 23University Botanical GardenFree

Skip

Not recommended.

  1. 24Nobel Peace Center$7.60 · about 80 kr

    Should’ve been better

  2. 25Norwegian Armed Forces Museum$9.50 · about 100 kr

    Essentially no English

  3. 26The Queen Sonja Art Stable$13 · about 140 kr

    Not on the Oslo museum pass.

  4. 27The Salmon - Science CenterFree

    Good food, bad museum

  5. 28Center for Studies of the Holocaust and Religious Minorities$11 · about 120 kr
  6. 29Intercultural Museum$5.70 · about 60 kr
  7. 30Jewish Museum in Oslo$5.70 · about 60 kr

Day trips

Within 60 km of the city.

Henie Onstad KunstsenterBærum, 10 km · $15 · about 160 kr