Drammen Sights

  1. Original Home of Potato Alcohol Aquavit

    You can also see the house (from the outside only) where aquavit was first produced, in 1804, on Sommerfrydveien by merchant Johan Godtfried Schwencke in response to a royal decree that corn not be used to produce spirits. In late autumn, Drammen holds a national aquavit competition in which celebrities judge which is the best brand.

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  2. Rådhus

    The restored Rådhus is a building of note: the city hall, a former courthouse and jail.

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