Sights in Nordkapp & Magerøya

1. Nordkapphallen

   • Nordkapp & Magerøya, Norway
   • Sights › Viewpoint (or lookout)

   So you've finally made it to Nordkapphallen, Europe's northernmost rip-off - an opinion shared by the regular letters we receive from readers who've felt exploited. To reach the tip of the continent, by car, by bike, on a bus or walking in, you have to pay a toll. This allows unlimited entry over two days but it's small compensation for the vast majority who roll in, look around, take a snap and roll out.

   This vast bunker of a place, topped by a giant, intrusive golf ball, is a love/hate kind of place. Within are a tediously detailed account of WWII naval actions off the cape, a cafeteria and restaurant, the striking Grottan bar with views of Europe's end through its vast…

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2. Nordkapp Museum

   • Nordkapp & Magerøya, Norway
   • Sights › Museum

   Honningsvåg's small Nordkapp Museum, co-located with the tourist office, illustrates the impact of early visitors to the Cape, Sami culture, the hard days in the immediate aftermath of WWII and the daily life of a town that, until the advent of tourism, lived from the sea.

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3. Magerøya Church

   • Nordkapp & Magerøya, Norway
   • Sights › War

   The 19th-century Church was the only building in town to survive the Nazis' scorched-earth retreat in 1944. For a time it was a communal dwelling until the first new houses were hastily erected.

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