Location: Lillehammer
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Lillehammer gained international fame as the host of the 1994 Winter Olympic Games. Since then, tourism has flourished in this Norwegian city. Skiing is excellent, of course, but even non-skiers can experience the thrill of the slopes by taking a lift to the top of Lysgårdsbakken Olympic ski jump site. Explore the awesome collections and structures of the Maihaugen open-air museum or hike the Fåberg Cultural Trail to the site of ancient petroglyphs.
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1. Perfect Escape Lillehammer
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5.0 based on 46 reviews
Norways largest escape room-company. Incredibly fun games where you and your friends are trying to solve puzzles in a specially designed room. We have 4 different types of games in Lillehammer suitable for all ages. If you like to have fun this is the place for you. Are you able to solve the room's secret puzzles and escape?
Reviewed By dazza_th
Really enjoyed the experience. Went with 18 year old son and 14 year old daughter. Was plenty for all to work with and solve.
2. Lillehammer Art Museum
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4.5 based on 62 reviews
The museum is one of the nation's leading art museums, and houses a collection consisting of approx. 1500 works by Norwegian artists dating from the 1800s and until today. The museum also organises several separate exhibitions a year, featuring both historical art and modern art.
3. Norwegian Road Museum
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4.5 based on 107 reviews
The Norwegian Public Road Museum, is one of Norway's largest technical and industrial museum facilities. The museum consists of three museums and a large open air museum. The three museums are; the Norwegian Public Road Museum (NPRM), the Norwegian Rock Blasting Museum(NRBM) and the Norwegian Vehicle Museum (NVM). The museums have a total of almost 5,000 square meters of indoor and outdoor exhibitions. In the open air museum, you will find a number of buildings that have had an impact on daily life along the roads. Such as ; country stores, petrol station and road warden's residence. There are also exhibited machines that have been used for road construction and rock blasting.
Reviewed By linetrip - Oslo, Norway
Thoroughly curated museum with both Norwegian and English information boards. Because of covid-19, the touch boards were not in use when we visited, but this is totally understandable. The mine museum was located inside a mine, which we really liked. There are benches and toilets placed around the park, and a nice café too. We recommend bringing a rain jacket in case of rain, because there will be walking from building to building.
4. Bjornstjerne Bjornsons Home Aulestad
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4.5 based on 29 reviews
Experience the atmosphere of beautiful Aulestad! The Nobel laureate Bjornstjerne Bjornson lived here with his family from 1875. The home is one of the best preserved artist homes in Norway. The summer of 2020 visitors can unfortunately not enter the artist home due to covid-19. You are still welcome to visit the museum. Aulestad offers a great new Bjørnson-exhitition and you will meet a guide in the garden. There is a fun exploring trail for kids there as well. Approximately 18 km from Lillehammer, follow signs from the main road E6 north of Lillehammer. From E6 take highway 225 towards Gausdal, and follow the road past the center of Follebu to Aulestad. Free parking lots by the road. There are bus connection from the train station in Lillehammer.
5. Sigrid Undset's Home Bjerkebaek
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4.5 based on 23 reviews
Welcome to the home of one of Norway’s great female writers. NB! In 2020 the home is not open for visitors due to covid-19. Still you can visit the museum. Nobel laureate Sigrid Undset (1882–1949) lived at Bjerkebæk with her three children. Here she wrote the medieval novels for which she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1928. Enjoy a walk in the garden, where there is also a fun exploring trail for kids. Nice exhibition on Undset’s life through her many journeys. The modern visitor centre has a nice museum shop and view to the home and a beautiful garden.
6. Norwegian Olympic Museum
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4.0 based on 65 reviews
The Norwegian Olympic museum in Lillehammer is a top modern and exciting museum. Be enchanted by unforgettable olympic moments made by athletes from all over the world, and experience olympic history from ancient times to the present day. The Winter Olympics that took place in Lillehammer in 1994 and Oslo in 1952 play a central role in the museum. See medals and other original objects and get carried away by great movies. Temporary exhibitions on different topics.
Reviewed By brmusicman - Chicago, United States
I enjoyed this little museum of Olympic history immensely. It was absolutely worth the price of admission. You can get a pretty comprehensive visit in within 2-3 hours. The museum focuses on the history of the modern Olympics, with focus on the winter games hosted in Norway (Oslo in the 1950s and Lillehammer 1994) and Norway's success with winter sport more generally. This was informative and a nice peek into a source of pride for the country we were visiting. Particularly great exhibits were the large video screens with images of opening ceremonies from olympics throughout the years, and a video monitor with short videos about dozens of olympic host cities and the games they hosted, going way back into the 1900s. Each video was well-produced and very informative, addressing not only the games but the political and historical context in which they played out. There were also some strong exhibits on what a city does to host the games--for instance, the design program for Lillehammer that led to the logos, posters, etc. I would have enjoyed seeing even more in this regard! The museum has a small gift shop, and the employee could not have been nicer or more helpful. Turns out, she worked with the olympic committee, and she provided some color on questions we had from the exhibit. My only complaint: accessing the museum was a bit tricky! We rode the train from Oslo to Lillehammer and were surprised that really the only way to reach the museum in a timely manner was by foot. It wasn't a terrible walk--about 20 minutes or so (though much of it uphill) from the train station--but more bus and/or taxi options, or even clearer signage along the path, would have made our visit to the town even better. That said, the museum itself was really enjoyable and worth our time.
7. Fabrikken
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4.0 based on 18 reviews
Fabrikken is a centre for creative and cultural initiatives. It comprises some 40 enterprises focusing on visual art, ceramics, jewellery design, textiles, music, theatre, film, photo and architecture. The ateliers and workshops are well worth a visit. Art, handicraft and Nordic design are available from the factory outlet.
8. Jorekstad Waterpark
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3.5 based on 46 reviews
The largest waterpark in the region with 1350 square metres of pool area where you can exercise, jump in, dive, enjoy a sauna or simply relax in the Jacuzzi while the kids have fun on the water slide or the climbing wall. When you get hungry, you can have a bite to eat in the cafe.
