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The 10 Best Things to do in Nuuk, Nuuk
Located only 150 miles south of the Arctic Circle, at the mouth of a group of fjords, Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, is the perfect starting point for a whale-watching trip, a dog-sled ride, or glacier exploration. Daily flights bring visitors to a land that has been inhabited for over 4000 years. The National Museum and Archives exhibits collections of rare Norse and Inuit archaeological artifacts, while the Katuaq Cultural Centre provides a showcase for contemporary Greenlandic art and music.
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1. Sisorarfiit-Skiliften
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
2. Nuuk Water Taxi
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5.0 based on 59 reviews
Welcome to Nuuk Water Taxi - With many suitable boats carrying up to 12 passengers where key features are safety, service and great experiences for all kinds of travellers. So whether you want to experience fantastic scenarios of the Nuuk Fiords or have a need to quickly and safely get transported people or cargo - then Nuuk Water Taxi is a good solution.
3. Greenland National Museum and Archives
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4.5 based on 201 reviews
Greenland National Museum is Greenland's largest cultural history museum. The Museum preserves the Greenlandic history and our objects, art and images are from all over the country. A visit to the National Museum is a glimpse into all the cultures that have existed in the country from the earliest people to modern the Greenland society.
Reviewed By pmhoover - Columbia, United States
We spent maybe 90 minutes going through the museum. It is well worth the time. Won't repeat all the other reviews, but you will get a quick history lesson of the groups of people who have inhabited the island and some are surprising in time lines. The Norwegians actually settled in the south about the same time the Inuit did the north, but didn't stay. There were other earlier groups that did not stay. You get a feel for just now difficult and challenging simple survival was in Greenland. Exhibits are quite variable from taxidermy animals to modes of transportation. Fun fact - Nanook is the Inuit term for Polar Bear. Lots of other fascinating things to learn. Not big, simple but really well done.
4. Katuaq Cultural Centre
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4.5 based on 77 reviews
Reviewed By matthewsgalavants - Montreal, Canada
A stunning public space dedicated to local food, art and building community. If available, you must try the local greenlandic tapas at the restaurant inside. Wow!
5. Qornok
6. Nuuk Art Museum
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4.5 based on 62 reviews
Nuuk Art Museum is approximately 600 m2 and holds a collection of roughly 300 paintings, watercolors, drawings and prints. Featured in the museum’s collection is a widespread selection of older art primarily made by European traveling artists, including pieces by Emanuel A. Petersen (1894-1948), Harald Moltke (1871-1960), J.E.C. Rasmussen (1841-1893) and Christine Deichmann (1869-1945). It also holds newer works by Greenlandic artists such as Hans Lynge (1906-1988), Miki Jacobsen (b. 1965), Lisbeth Karline Poulsen (b. 1981) and Anne-Birthe Hove (1951-2012). The museum and the majority of the collection were a gift from Svend and Helene Junge. It was inaugurated in 2005 in a former Adventist church; an addition made specifically for changing exhibitions opened in 2007. The museum was later handed over to the municipality of Nuuk, now Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq, which operates the museum today.
Reviewed By Savagetraveller007 - Kolhapur, India
Greenland, an autonomous nation within the Kingdom of Denmark, can truly be said to be a world apart. The population numbers less than 60,000 in this, the most sparsely populated country and the largest non-continental island on Earth. Icebergs and glaciers are the most famous features of the environment and its most impressive attractions for tourists. Colossal fantastic shapes of blue and white float on a sea of deepest azure. The inland ice, kilometers thick, appears static, but cracks and creaks as it shifts and expands. Bearing the climate in mind, transport here is somewhat unusual. There are virtually no roads between towns, so if you want to explore, it will be by boat, airplane, sled, or snowmobile. In fact, you'll find that some of the best things to do in Greenland are active ones: dog sledding, snowmobiling, hiking, walking on the ice cap, and traveling its waters by boat. Explore this fascinating land with the help of our list of the top tourist attractions in Greenland.
7. Nuuk Cathedral
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4.5 based on 48 reviews
Reviewed By ANGELINAG829 - Ballito, South Africa
When you hear the word cathedral, images of majestic soaring arches, marble, buttresses and grandeur come to mind. This cathedral is so quaint, capturing the essence of Greenland. The red wooden panels with the wooden church tower make this a unique cathedral. Inside it consists of white wooden panels, decorated with the local wild flowers. Nothing impressive, but worth a visit.
8. Hans Egedes hus
9. University of Greenland
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4.0 based on 9 reviews
10. Nuuk Center
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3.0 based on 1 reviews
