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Hedmark Museum & Glass Cathedral
The extensive open-air county museum, 1.5km west of the town centre, includes 18th- and 19th-century buildings, a local folk-history exhibit featuring the creepy Devil's Finger, the ruins of the castle, and the extraordinary showcase 'glass cathedral' (Domkirkeodden). The cathedral, whose ruins stand poignantly beneath the glass-and-steel roof, and castle dominated Hamar until 1567, when they were sacked by the Swedes. Take bus No 6 from the town library (hourly).
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Norwegian Emigrant Museum
Around 10km east of town, the fine open-air Norwegian Emigrant Museum focuses on exhibits and archives from Norwegian emigrants to America from the 1880s. There's also a research library open to members (around NOK150 ).
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Norwegian Railway Museum
Established in 1896 to honour Norway's railway history, this open-air railway museum, lies on the Mjøsa shore. In addition to lovely historic stations, engine sheds, rail coaches and steam locomotives, you'll learn about the extraordinary engineering feats required to carve the railways through Norway's rugged terrain.
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Viking Ship Sports Arena
Hamar's stand-out landmark is this sports arena, a graceful structure with the lines of an upturned Viking ship. The building, which hosted the speed-skating during the Winter Olympics, holds 20,000 spectators, encompasses 9600 sq metres of ice and is 94.6m long. Both in scale and aesthetics, it's an impressive place. From late July to mid-August, the ice is open to the public for ice-skating (around NOK80 ).
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