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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Stavanger

5 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Stavanger, Norway

Updated June 25, 2020

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Sverd I Fjell

Monuments don't get much more metal than these three giant viking swords planted in a Nordic hill.
Fire inside the reconstructed longhouse.

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Iron Age Farm

A reconstructed farm shows what life was like in Norway 1,500 years ago.

Stavanger, Norway

Stavanger Cathedral

Norway's oldest cathedral still in use.
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Stavanger, Norway

Norwegian Canning Museum

A former factory now pays tribute to a local industry fueled by sardines.

Stavanger, Norway

Norwegian Petroleum Museum

An impressive museum dedicated to the resource that made the Scandinavian country rich.
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Preikestolen

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

Norwegian Canning Museum

A former factory now pays tribute to a local industry fueled by sardines.
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