Polar ships and rafts on Bygdøy
Step aboard the polar ship Fram, and see the Kon-Tiki raft and a medieval stave church.
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Bygdøy is Oslo's museum peninsula. At Bygdøynes three museums stand side by side: the Fram Museum with Nansen's and Amundsen's polar ship, the Kon-Tiki Museum with Thor Heyerdahl's raft, and the Norwegian Maritime Museum. From there it is a short walk to the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History, with old houses from all over the country and the Gol stave church. Pick two museums and see the rest from outside.
The stops
- 1
Krigsseilermonumentet
A memorial to the wartime sailors, at the tip of the headland with a view towards the city.
- 2
Fram Museum
Step aboard Fram, which sailed farthest north and farthest south. Also Gjøa from the Northwest Passage.
- 3
Kon-Tiki Museum
The balsa raft Thor Heyerdahl crossed the Pacific on in 1947.
- 4
Norwegian Maritime Museum
Coastal history and boats, including a replica of a Viking boat from Gokstad.
- 5
The Norwegian Museum of Cultural History
An open-air museum with about 150 old buildings and the Gol stave church from around 1200.
About the trip
- Where
- Oslo
- Getting around
- Public transport
- Time
- 1 h 44 min
- Distance
- 1.6 km
- Stops
- 5
- Themes
- History, Family
Practical
- Start
- Bygdøynes. Bus 30 all year, or the ferry from Rådhusbrygge 3 from spring to autumn (Ruter tickets are not valid on the ferry).
- Finish
- The Norwegian Museum of Cultural History. Bus 30 back from the Folkemuseet stop.
- Toilets
- In all the museums.
- Accessibility
- Paved, with a gentle hill between the museums. Gravel paths and slopes in the open-air museum.