Bergen & the Southwestern Fjords
With its arrow straight spire and redbrick exterior, this church in the centre of Haugesund is a local landmark.
Must-see attractions in Norway
Rana Museum of Cultural History
Arctic Highway
The highlight of this museum is a giant model of old Mo before the steelworks altered its complexion forever.
The Far North
The Cold War lookout tower Høyde 96 offers a view eastward to the bleak Russian mining town of Nikel.
Bergen & the Southwestern Fjords
Sample homemade apple juices and ciders, plus fresh apples and cherries, at this welcoming fruit farm.
Bergen & the Southwestern Fjords
The one-time retreat of Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg is in the garden of Hotel Ullensvang.
Tromsø
This statue to Norway's most famous polar explorer sits just uphill from the tourist office.
Southern Norway
The ruins of a stone (originally wood) tower remain visible at the eastern end of Isegran.
The Far North
This historic Finnish farmhouse, built in 1840, had its own bakery, sauna and blacksmith.
Central Norway
The tower for the Olympic flame stands near the foot of the Lygårdsbakkene Ski Jump.
Southern Norway
Among the finest old buildings in town, the old convict prison was built in 1731.
Bergen
Bergen's cathedral features stonemasonry in the entrance hall carved by the same artisans who adorned Westminster Abbey's chapter house in London.
Statue of Adolf Henrik Lindstrøm
Western Finnmark
Adolf Henrik Lindstrøm was a Hammerfest-born cook who accompanied Roald Amundsen and Fridtjof Nansen (among others) and ended up travelling on more polar…
Bergen & the Southwestern Fjords
Bizarrely, Haugesund claims to be the ancestral home of Marilyn Monroe, whose father, a local baker, emigrated from here to the USA. This monument on the…
Southern Norway
Budding geologists will find plenty to get excited about in Evje. This small museum, 2km west of town and across the river in Fennefoss, displays more…
Trondheim
If you're from the USA, the Viking staring out to sea near the Hurtigruten quay may seem familiar. That's because he's an exact replica of the Ericson…
Western Finnmark
With a strong claim to being the world's most northerly Catholic church, St Michaels, serving a congregation of barely 90 souls, is immediately…
The Far North
Outside the Russian consulate, there are two engaging little sculptures of a bear mounting – in every sense of the word, it would appear – a lamp-post.
Southern Norway
This peaceful, open-air folk museum, at the eastern end of town, traces rural Norwegian architecture from the 11th century to the early 1900s.
Trondheim
This small private gallery exhibits the work of modern Norwegian painters; most of what you see is for sale.
Bergen
This small museum is closed for renovations until 2019, which should add new galleries and updated displays.
The Far North
Located up a short hill, this statue is dedicated to the Red Army troops who liberated the town in 1944.
Tromsø
The Tromsø Catholic Church was built in 1861 and is the world's northernmost Catholic bishopric.
Ålesund
Rollo the Viking founded Normandy in 911; William the Conqueror is his descendant.
The Far North
In the town square, this statue commemorates women's efforts during the war.
