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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Norway

89 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Norway

Updated January 23, 2023

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Odda, Norway

Trolltunga

Walk 2,300 feet above the ground on the "Troll's Tongue."

Averøy, Norway

Atlantic Road

A serpentine highway twists and turns over the treacherous Norwegian Sea.

Gildeskål, Norway

Uredd Rest Area (Ureddplassen)

Norway has built what may be the world's most beautiful public toilet.

Forsand, Norway

Kjeragbolten

This giant boulder is pinched over a 1000-meter abyss by two mountains.

Oslo, Norway

Viking Ship Museum

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

Luster, Norway

Urnes Stave Church

An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.

Strand, Norway

Preikestolen

This "preacher's pulpit" once used for pagan ritual, is home to a new, and dangerous ritual.

Lindesnes, Norway

Under

The world's largest underwater restaurant is submerged off the southern tip of Norway.

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Lindesnes, Norway

Under

The world's largest underwater restaurant is submerged off the southern tip of Norway.

Flåm, Norway

Ægir Brewery

A Viking-style brewpub named for a Norse sea giant, in the heart of fjord country.

Longyearbyen, Norway

Svalbard Bryggeri

The world's northernmost brewery uses water from a 2,000-year-old glacier to create its beer.

Oslo, Norway

Hrimnir Ramen

A microbiologist-chef is slinging noodles with hyperlocal Nordic ingredients.

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Stories About Norway

Podcast: Urnes Stave Church

This intricately carved church is one of Norway’s great treasures of architecture.

by The Podcast Team

January 23, 2023

Aurora Hunters Capture the Wonder of the Northern (and Southern) Lights

A curated collection of images shows why this natural phenomenon has fascinated and inspired humans for millennia.

by Gemma Tarlach

December 21, 2022

The Curious Case of Norway’s Disturbing Demon Wall

A respected conservator restoring a centuries-old church mural saw the devil in the details—and created a wholly imagined, diabolical scene.

by Gemma Tarlach

October 13, 2021

Podcast: Pyramiden

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

by The Podcast Team

To Save Norway's Stave Churches, Conservators Had to Relearn a Lost Art

The iconic wooden buildings require ancient weatherproofing technology.

by Gemma Tarlach

Meet the Man Who Walks Across Entire Countries in a Straight Line

YouTube star GeoWizard, aka Tom Davies, shares some straight talk about his linear style of adventure.

by Oliver-James Campbell

February 16, 2021

The Satisfaction of Mathematically Efficient Christmas Cookies

If only there were a cookie-cutter solution.

by Isaac Schultz

December 23, 2020

Found: An Old Norse 'Godhouse' Fit for Thor and Odin

The site reflects how the rise of Christianity to the south affected the worship of the Norse pantheon.

by Matthew Taub

October 14, 2020

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