The Atlas Obscura Guide To Norway

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

Updated December 17, 2024

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Odda, Norway

Trolltunga

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

The Atlantic Ocean Road on the west coast of Norway.

Averøy, Norway

Atlantic Road

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

Inside the restaurant.

Lindesnes, Norway

Under

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

Oslo, Norway

Viking Ship Museum

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

Urnes Stave Church and graveyard.

Luster, Norway

Urnes Stave Church

An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.

The restroom at night.

Gildeskål, Norway

Uredd Rest Area (Ureddplassen)

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

Kjeragbolten

Forsand, Norway

Kjeragbolten

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

Glacier cave underneath the Nigardsbreen, Jostedalsbreen, Norway.

Luster, Norway

Nigardsbreen Ice Cave

A stunning silver lining to global warming's gloomy cloud.

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Cool Places to Eat & Drink in Norway

Inside the restaurant.

Lindesnes, Norway

Under

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

Ægir Brewery microbrewery.

Flåm, Norway

Ægir Brewery

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

Beer tasting at the brewery.

Longyearbyen, Norway

Svalbard Bryggeri

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

A bowl of paitan ramen with chashu.

Oslo, Norway

Hrimnir Ramen

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

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The Arctic facility is the world's largest safeguard for seeds—and fertile ground for critics and conspiracy theories.

by Adriana Craciun

December 2, 2024

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by Roxanne Hoorn

September 27, 2024

Arctic reindeer deal with weeks of total darkness in the winter and full sun in the summer by overriding their circadian rhythm.

Reindeer Can Sleep and Chew (Their Cud) at the Same Time

To make it through the long, cold Arctic winters, reindeer can get their beauty sleep while they stock up on calories.

by Roxanne Hoorn

December 22, 2023

It may look like a typical grocery store, but this shop in an old farmhouse in rural Norway has been the scene of unexplained activity, from power failures to flying potatoes, for years.

At a Haunted Grocery Store, Trying to Explain the Unexplained Has Consequences

In rural Norway, flying potatoes and other strange events troubled staff and customers for years. What happened when people shared their stories?

by Kate Golembiewski

October 17, 2023

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How South Korea Fell in Love With Norway's Unique Cheese

Brunost is kind of a big deal.

by Jessica Furseth

August 29, 2023

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Lompe,or potato-flour flatbread, pairs well with hot dogs.

How Hot Dogs Became Norway's National Snack

Whether wrapped in flatbread, made with reindeer, or gone gourmet, Norwegians love them.

by Jessica Furseth

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