Oslo is maybe not the city with tons of attractions and beautiful buildings as other big cities around in Europe. But, Oslo still has many attractions worth seeing, visiting and making photos of. In addition the city has many extremely interesting museums and at our Oslo attractions page we will try to present the most important to you, our dear visitor.
Attractions in Oslo:
The Royal Palace
The Royal Palace in Oslo was built between 1824 and 1848 and the building is open to the public during summertime. Behind the Royal Palace you can find a park with nice statues and an area where you can sit down and relax if you feel tired in your legs. The change of guards in...
Akershus Fortress
Akershus Fortress is one of the most "easy-to-discover" sights in Oslo. Just walk down to Aker Brygge and you will see the fortress guarding the city from intruders using boat. The fortress built during the 1300s is today a major tourist attraction. It has been renovated a couple of times during history, the latest renovation...
Opera
Oslo's new Opera House opened on 12 April 2008 and it was designed by the famous Norwegian company Snøhetta. This company has also designed the Library of Alexandria in Egypt and the National September 11th Memorial Museum Pavilion/Cultural Complex at the World Trade Center site in New York. The Opera has three stages and they...
Vigeland Park
The Vigeland Sculpture Park is for many THE PLACE in Oslo. It is Norway's most visited attraction with more than 1 million visitors every year. Gustav Vigeland who created the park was inspired travelling Europe to create a statue park back home in Norway. As he returned to Norway he started to work and today...
Aker Brygge
Aker Brygge is today one of the most popular areas in Oslo, and more than 5000 people live and work here. Here you can see a mixture of traditional and modern buildings and at Aker Brygge (Aker Harbour) you can do some shopping or simply sit down and enjoy the sunshine and some good food...
Oslo City Hall
The Oslo City Hall is maybe not the most beautiful City Hall in the world from the outside, but on the inside you can see beautiful paintings and decorations made by famous Norwegian artists. The motifs are from Norwegian history, culture and life. Inside the City Hall the politicians of Oslo meet and this it...
Parliament
The Parliament of Norway (called Stortinget in Norwegian) was designed by the Swedish architect Emil Victor Langlet and the politicians of Norway has been in this building since 1866. It is located by the Karl Johans Avenue. There are 169 members in the Norwegian Parliament. If you have travelled some around the world you have...
Karl Johans Avenue
The Karl Johans Avenue, also known as the Karl Johans Street and Karl Johans gate, is the main street of Oslo connecting the Oslo Central Station with the Royal Palace. In the street you can find several restaurants, shops (it can be considered Oslo's main shopping street), the Parliament, some university buildings, the National Theatre...
Holmenkollen
Holmenkollen is famous around the world for the ski-jumping arena which has hosted competitions since the end of the 19th century. Recently (2008) the ski jump was taken away and a new ski jump has recently been opened (March 2010). This ski jump will hopefully bring just as much fun and joy to both participants...
