Things to do in Bodø
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Kongensgate
Bodø's striking cathedral, completed in 1956, has a soaring, freestanding tower and spire. Shaped like an inverted ship's hull, the walls of its nave are clad with tufty, multicoloured rugs and there's a fine stained glass window.
The charming little onion-domed Bodin Kirke stone church at Gamle Riksvei 68 dates from around 1240. The Lutheran Reformation brought about substantial changes to the exterior, including the addition of a tower. A host of lively baroque elements - especially the elaborately carved altar - grace the interior.
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Bodøsjøen Friluftsmuseum
The Nordland Museum has an open-air component, the Bodøsjøen Friluftsmuseum, 3km from town near Bodøsjøen Camping. Here you'll find four hectares of historic homes, farm buildings, boat sheds, WWII German bunkers and the square-rigged sloop Anna Karoline af Hopen. You can wander the grounds for free but admission to the buildings is by appointment. Here too is the start of a walking track up the river Bodøgårdselva, which eventually leads to the wild, scenic Bodømarka woods.
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Norlandsbadet & Spektrum Velvære
Here’s a very superior place to relax, tone up and warm yourself if it’s freezing outside. Exhaust yourself in its six swimming pools (you can zoom down an 85m water slide and splosh into one of them) then head upstairs to unwind in its six saunas (the one with therapy music and scents perhaps? Or does eucalyptus vapour tempt?). Soak yourself to the skin in the tropical rainforest shower or shiver in the ice grotto.
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Norwegian Aviation Museum
The Norwegian Aviation Museum is huge fun to ramble around if you have even a passing interest in flight and aviation history. Allow at least half a day to roam its 10,000 sq metres. If you’re flying into Bodø for real, you’ll see that, from above, the striking modern grey and smoked-glass main museum building has the shape of an aeroplane propeller.
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Bryggerikaia
Not long on the Bodø drinking and dining scene, Bryggerikaia is already a firm favourite. You can dine well, snack, enjoy its lunch buffet (Nkr125) or quaff one of its beers, brewed on the premises. Enjoy your choice in its large pub-décor interior, on the street-side terrace or, best of all should you find a seat spare, on the veranda overlooking the harbour.
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Bodin Kirke
The charming little onion-domed Bodin Kirke stone church dates from around 1240. The Lutheran Reformation brought about substantial changes to the exterior, including the addition of a tower. A host of lively baroque elements – especially the elaborately carved altar – grace the interior.
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Pizzakjeller’n
The Radisson SAS Hotel’s popular informal basement eatery is something of a misnomer. Yes, it serves up a long list of pizzas and other snacky and more substantial items, but for something more original, go for the daily special (Nkr110), which indeed changes daily, or its weekly equivalent (Nkr170).
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Da Carlo
This pleasant, frondy place is popular with Bodø’s younger movers and shakers, both as bar and restaurant, where you can down the usual snacks, pizza and burger fare. It partly occupies the sealed bridge above the shopping mall’s main alley so you can snoop upon the shoppers below.
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Cathedral
Bodø’s striking cathedral, completed in 1956, has a soaring, freestanding tower and spire. Shaped like an inverted ship’s hull, the walls of its nave are clad with tufty, multicoloured rugs and there’s a fine stained-glass window.
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Kafé Kafka
This stylish contemporary café does great coffee 11 different ways (you’ll smell the aroma before you even enter) and fresh juices. There’s wi-fi and one internet terminal, free to clients. Some Saturdays it turns into a club with DJs.
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Min Plass
This popular place serves bar snacks such as olives and fish and chips (Nkr49) in addition to burgers, salads and grilled meat. There's a good late-night scene. A freaky trinket-filled plastic man guards the route to the WC.
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Paviljongen
This great outdoor spot in the main square is the place to down a coffee or one of its three choices of draught beer; and perhaps nibble on an inexpensive lunch while watching the world pass.
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Løvolds
This popular historic quayside cafeteria, Bodø’s oldest eating choice, offers sandwiches, grills and hearty Norwegian fare with quality quayside views thrown in to boot.
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Blix
A favourite among Bodø’s discerning diners, Blix has a justified reputation for fine cuisine and keeps a select wine list. Reserve a window table for great harbour views.
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Nordlænningen
This low-key basement pub beside the main square has occasional live music – see the signed posters of bands who’ve played here as you descend into the depths.
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Ludvig’s Bruktbokhandel
Good selection of used books in English plus old LPs, comics and videos. A treasure trove for all addicted browsers.
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With its cave-like entrance on Sjøgata, below the main square, this discoteka packs in the over-25s.
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Rock Café & Nightclub
This, the town’s largest disco, can cram in over 500 punters. It puts on live bands about twice a month.
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Royal Bowling
You can knock some pins down at Royal Bowling, on the ground floor of the Radisson SAS Hotel.
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Public
Super-sized stills from punk-rock shows line the walls of this minimalist bar with its black leather stools.
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Fram Kino
Fram Kino, near the entrance to the Glasshuset, is Bodø’s cinema.
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Nordland Museum
The small Nordland Museum has a droll 20-minute film on the history of Bodø with English subtitles. Highlights of the collection are silver items from Viking times. Other exhibits cover Sami culture, the history of women in northern Norway, regional fishing culture and natural history.
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