25 Best Things to do in Oslo, Norway

The world's largest sculpture park made by a single artist, Gustav Vigeland, featuring sculptures based on life, love, and relationships.

One of the most charming and picturesque streets in Oslo with wooden houses dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries.

A charming street with wooden houses dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries, located near Akerselva River.

A river with a beautifully forested trail located a couple of minutes walk from Telthusbakken.

The main honorary burial ground in Norway, where you can find the tombstone of Edvard Munch, the famous Norwegian painter.

An iconic building where you can climb the large white roof for panoramic views of the city and see the warm oak interior.

A long road running through the heart of Oslo's city center, stretching up to the Royal Palace, with shops, restaurants, bars and important buildings including parliament.

Located at the top of Karl Johans Gate, you can see the changing of the guard and visit inside during summer for guided tours.

The building decorated by great Norwegian artists, hosting the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony on the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death.

Home to the Vigeland Sculpture Park, the world's largest sculpture park made by a single artist.

The former home and studio of Gustav Vigeland, featuring his earlier works, portraits, and plaster casts used for the sculptures in Vigeland Park.

An important building along Karl Johan's gate used by the Norwegian royal family and the Norwegian government for funerals and weddings.

Also called Stortinget, where free tours are run three times daily from Monday to Friday during summer.

A place where you can take a cruise along, with a boat that takes you to museum Island called Bygdøy.

A little island just off the coast of the mainland with a restaurant and a little beach, accessible by a short boat ride.

A store located along Karl Johans gate where you can find all sorts of chocolates and sweets that Freia produces.

The Norwegian Museum of cultural history, which includes an open-air museum with relocated buildings and cooking demonstrations of Norwegian bread.

A museum where you can get up close to the world's best-preserved Viking ships.

A museum documenting Norwegian polar exploration, situated around an original polar exploration ship called the Fram.

A museum where you will find the original balsa wood vessel that was sailed in 1947 by the Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl from Peru to Polynesia.

A castle and royal residence that has a strategic viewpoint over oslofjord. Today, it is now an open museum and during summer they also run guided tours.

A sculpture park with some 40 sculptures scattered around, a cafe and restaurant.

A museum with a permanent exhibition of at least over half of Edvard Munch's work, including the most famous of his artworks, 'The Scream'.

Home to a ski museum covering Norwegian skiing history as well as polar exploration, with a viewing platform offering panoramic views of oslofjord.

Featuring a total of six unique Gardens, including the Viking garden where you can learn about Viking life.