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 Viewpoint and hiking area with restaurant |
Grefsenkollen Oslo 0490 Norway |
From the highest point of Grefsenåsen, 377 metres above sea level, you get a splendid view of the city. You can enjoy this from a restaurant. Further down the hill lies small lake Trollvann, with a narrow beach, a picnic area and a café. This is a good starting point for walks (there are marked paths, also suitable for bicycles and prams) in the surrounding woods. In the winter, there is a short downhill skiing run, as well as a great hill for tobogganing. Get there by car or on foot from Kjelsås, following Grefsenkollveien. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Early eighteenth-century manor |
Trondheimsveien 319 Oslo 0593 Norway +47 22 64 1531 |
This is an exceptional, early eighteenth-century manor, with one of Norway's nicest gardens kept the Baroque style. The house is full of antiques dating from 1750 to 1900. Guided tours are arranged in English, German or some other languages in the summer. The place is open to the public on weekends, but you have to check opening hours in the newspapers or by phone. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Breathtaking nature |
Maridalen Oslo 0890 Norway +47 90 68 4145 |
Magnificent natural scenery awaits you just a short distance away from Oslo (between ten and 20 minutes by car or bus). Maridalsvannet is one of the sources of drinking water for Oslo and an excellent location for day trips of various lengths. This is the source of the Akerselva Miljøpark river, but fishing and swimming are not allowed here. You can also visit the ruins of the Maria Bebudelses Kirke. Bus 37B will take you to Brekke, or you can get the train to Kjelsås. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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 One of several museums inside the Botanical Gardens |
Sars gate 1 Oslo N-0318 Norway +47 22 85 1700 http://www.toyen.uio.no/geomus... |
This granite-clad building, dating from 1916, is one of the museums within the Botanical Gardens, and is nearly identical to the Zoological Museum on the other side of the lawn. The original plan of joining them together was never executed. In the Geological Room you can learn about Norway's geological history. The Mineral Room on the first floor includes a meteorite from Mars and a piece of the moon. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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 Extensive collection of Munch's work |
Tøyengt. 53 Oslo 0578 Norway +47 23 49 3500 http://www.munch.museum.no |
Edvard Munch's works were donated to the city of Oslo after his death in 1944 and the museum was purpose-built in 1963. The collection contains half of Munch's paintings as well as several graphics, all his surviving etchings and a few biographical items. In the basement, an exhibition of letters, photographs and other mementos gives fascinating insight into the painter's life. Guided tours are given every Sunday at 1pm. Café Munch and a shop with everything from simple prints to giant inflatable Scream figures is within. Ordinary price: NOK 65 Students & and other discounts: NOK 35 Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Highest point on Tøyen |
Ola Narr and Frydens gate Oslo 0564 Norway |
Situated within walking distance from the Botanical Gardens and the Munch Museum, this is one of the many places with a panoramic view of the city. In the summer you can have a picnic in this park, let the children run freely, play with your Frisbee, take pictures or sunbathe. Ola Narr is the highest point in the Tøyen area. The name comes from a servant who was expected to dress nicely both on and off duty. So the other working-class people nicknamed him "Ola Fool" because of his style. This man got his own business after a while, and lived at Tøyen until most of his farm became the Botanical Gardens. He left to live on the west side of Oslo. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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The university's museum of natural history |
Botanisk Hage Sarsgt. 1 Oslo 0562 Norway +47 22 85 1670 http://www.toyen.uio.no/palmus |
This is one of several museums located within the Botanical Gardens. A ten-metre skeleton of the dinosaur Iguanodon bids you welcome when you enter. This museum offers permanent exhibitions on four to 500 million year-old fossils from the Oslo area, as well as copies of dinosaur footprints from Spitsbergen. On the first floor there is a saurian exhibition. There is a small shop by the entrance. Admission is free. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Norwegian and international animal life |
Sars gate 1 Oslo 0562 Norway +47 22 85 5050 http://www.nhm.uio.no |
The Zoological Museum is placed within the Botanical Gardens at Tøyen. The exhibition mainly concentrates on Norwegian animal life, but there are also lots of animals exhibited in all sizes and from all parts of the world on the first floor. The museum is popular with families, but the systematic part should also be of interest to a more mature public. Nice café in the garden. Their web pages are a useful source of information on events. Admission free. Review © 2007, Wcities |
