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Norwegian Armed Forces Museum

SkipOslo, Norway

Essentially no English

What it is

This museum in Akershus Fortress showing Norway’s military progression from Viking to present days.

Pair it with

Worth a detour or better, within a 15-minute walk. Numbers match the map.

  1. 1MUNCH Museum800 m · $17 · about 180 kr

    Huge, extensive, and has 4 copies of The Scream

  2. 2Nasjonalmuseet1.0 km · $19 · about 200 kr
  3. 3Ekebergparken1.2 km · Free

    Munch’s inspiration for The Scream

Also on the block, if you have time

Akershus Fortress (400 m, free), Norway Resistance Museum (500 m), Oslo Opera House (800 m).

Skip Nobel Peace Center (1000 m), even if you’re passing: “Should’ve been better”