What to do and see in Oppland, Eastern Norway: The Best Things to do Good for a Rainy Day

GoRafting is a first class, medium sized rafting and outdoor activity company with a personal feel, situated just over one hour north of Lillehammer. We put our heart in giving you safe but memorable whitewater rafting experiences in the world class rivers of Sjoa and Otta

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?

In this authentic little shop from 1938 and with roots back to 1878, you will find anything from local unpasteurized cheese made from Avdem farm dairy to local micro brewed beer and exclusive cured meats. They also serve fresh Norwegian waffles made with their own Avdem sour cream and Norway's finest ice cream. Unique place with nice atmosphere!

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.

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.

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.

GJoVIK OLYMPIC CAVERN HALL - The world's largest underground auditorium. 120 meters into the mountain in the center of Gjovik. Open 7 days a week. Price: NOK 20pp Groups NOK 15pp Guided tour NOK 350. Top-class hockey arena. Hosts arrangements and activities as cultural events, trade fairs, exhibitions and sport events. Activities: Major rock carving exhibit Ice skating (periodically) Rental of ice skates Mountain climbing wall

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.

Nominated for Museum of the year in 2019! Explore the thrilling exhibition Spellbound, with vikings and vistas, peaks and pioneers, mammoths and ramblers, folklore and fairytales - included the interactive Mountain Science Center. Are you up for the weather room? Or do you prefere forming your own landscape in sand and see how water changes it? Get tips for your mountain hike, buy the maps you need and sit down by the fire before you visit the mountains. The Norwegian Mountain Center is a visitor center for the national parks Jotunheimen, Reinheimen and Breheimen.