Tøyen: dinosaurs and the botanical garden
Norway's oldest botanical garden, dinosaur skeletons and a farm for children.
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A good walk for families, and for rainy days. The Botanical Garden is free and has thousands of plants from all over the world. The Natural History Museum has dinosaur skeletons and minerals. Afterwards you walk through Tøyenparken and up to Kampen, with colourful workers' houses, a small city park and an organic farm for children.
The stops
- 1
University Botanical Garden
Norway's oldest botanical garden, free and open all year.
- 2
Tøyen hovedgård
An old manor in the middle of the garden. Café and toilets close by.
- 3
Natural History Museum at the University of Oslo
Dinosaur skeletons, minerals and mounted animals. Check the opening hours.
- 4
Tøyenparken
A large sloping park with a view west over the city.
- 5
Kampen park
A small park at the top of Kampen, among old wooden workers' houses.
- 6
Kampen Økologiske Barnebondegård
A small organic farm for children, with farm animals. Short opening hours.
About the trip
- Where
- Oslo
- Getting around
- On foot
- Time
- 2 h 25 min
- Distance
- 2.1 km
- Stops
- 6
- Themes
- Nature, Family
Practical
- Start
- Tøyen metro station, four minutes from the centre.
- Finish
- Kampen. Bus 20 or 60, or the metro from Ensjø.
- Toilets
- In the garden and in the museum.
- Accessibility
- Good paths in the garden and a step-free museum entrance. Kampen is hilly.