Things to do in Mo I Rana
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Mo i Rana is the most convenient base for exploring the fjords to the west (although they are still some 110km away). For tours to the Svartisen glacier, there's no public transport from Mo but you can hire a bike from the tourist office and pedal the 32km each way to the ferry point beside Svartisen lake to explore Østisen. The tourist office also does a pair of evening guided walks (around NOK80).
Choose either the one-hour town walk or, for spectacular views, the 90-minute mountain walk (don't be put off by the term; it won't overtax you). Sign up by 16:00 on the day.
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Grønligrotta
The most accessible and most visited cave is Grønligrotta, 25km north of Mo. There’s electric lighting (it’s the only illuminated tourist cave in Scandinavia) and the 30-minute tour takes you along an underground river, through a rock maze and past a granite block torn off by a glacier and deposited in the cave by the brute force of moving water.
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Church
The oldest building in town, Mo’s original church was constructed in 1724. With its steeply pitched roof and onion dome, it deserves to be open to visitors during more than the current brief hours. In the graveyard is a monument to Russian prisoners who died in captivity and the gravestones of eight British soldiers, killed in commando raids in May 1940.
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Mo Kirke
The oldest building in town, Mo's original church was constructed in 1724. With its steeply pitched roof and onion dome, it deserves to be open to visitors during more than the current brief hours. In the graveyard is a monument to Russian prisoners who died in captivity and the gravestones of eight British soldiers, killed in commando raids in May 1940.
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Setergrotta
The two-hour trip through Setergrotta is altogether less dragooned and considerably more adventurous. Highlights include a couple of extremely tight squeezes and a thrilling shuffle between rock walls while straddling a 15m gorge. The operators provide headlamps, hard hats, gumboots and overalls.
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As Norsk Jernverk
As Norsk Jernverk carries, not without irony, the name of Mo’s long defunct steel-works. On the same premises as Big Horn Steakhouse, its narrow door is easy to miss. Not so for locals in the know, who congregate here to drink, chat and, if the mood takes them, dance.
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Rana Museum of Natural History
The Rana Museum of Natural History illustrates the geology, ecology, flora and wildlife of the Arctic Circle region, and features several hands-on exhibits that will engage children. The ticket price also gives entry to the Rana Museum of Cultural History.
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Bimbo Veikro
Just 2km north of town, this roadhouse serves up the usual sandwiches, pizzas and grills and is also an Arctic Menu restaurant, offering more subtle fare. ‘Bimbo’ alludes to a nearby elephant-shaped rock formation, not the classy waitresses.
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Havmannen Sculpture
Havmannen Sculpture, a sculpture forever up to his knees in water, turns his back on the town and gazes resolutely out over the fjord. His clean lines and rounded profile are the work of by British sculptor Antony Gormley.
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Abelone
Abelone is your best dining option outside the hotels. It looks unprepossessing from the street but inside the cosy simulated log cabin makes for a congenial dining environment. Opt for one of its quality meat dishes.
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Babette’s
Turkish-owned and set back in a pedestrianised square, Babette’s has something for everyone. It’s at once bar and café with a large, open terrace and a popular pizza, grills and kebab place.
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Rana Museum of Cultural History
The Rana Museum of Cultural History is a giant model of old Mo before the steelworks altered her complexion for ever. The ticket price also gives entry to the Rana Museum of Natural History.
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Indoor Water Park
At the indoor water park, also called Badeland, you can dip into its four pools and three saunas – and zoom down its 42m-long water slide.
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Ramona
Within the Meyergården Hotell, this spot – and here comes another superlative – claims to be the largest nightclub in northern Norway.
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Rana Spesialsport
Local operator Rana Spesialsport puts on a range of sporty activities, including kayaking, guided hikes and glacier trekking.
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