Viking Ship MuseumvsOslo City Hall
Both are endorsed by professionals. On balance, The Viking Ship Museum is preferred by most reviewers compared to Oslo City Hall. The Viking Ship Museum is ranked #1 in Oslo with praise from 7 reviewers including Fodor's, Atlas Obscura and Frommer's.
Viking Ship Museum
Concierge
Frommer's
Fodor's Frommer's
Michelin Guide
Afar Magazine
Atlas Obscura Frommer's
Huk Aveny 35, Oslo 0287, Norway
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Concierge "Highlights of this streamlined museum include three Viking ships, at once graceful and fierce, that once stormed the seas."
Frommer's "A fascinating chapter in Viking history came alive when three Viking funereal ships were discovered in the Oslofjord between 1867 and 1904." Full review
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Tip: If you go between 11:30am and 1pm, you'll tend to avoid the summer mobs who descend on this building
Fodor's "The Viking legacy in all its glory lives on at this classic Oslo museum." Full review
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Avoid summertime crowds by visiting at lunchtime.
Frommer's "one of Norway's most eye-opening and best-loved museums, appealing to families and history fanatics alike. " Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"The Viking Ship Museum displays the moving contents of three burial ships discovered near Oslo between 1867 and 1904." Full review
Afar Magazine "This museum houses three large viking ships and two smaller ones." Full review
Atlas Obscura "Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings. " Full review
Frommer's "One of Norway's most eye-opening and best-loved museums...displays include Viking tools and intricate jewelry as well as elaborate hoards of grave goods" Full review
Oslo City Hall Frommer's Fodor's Michelin Guide
Fridtjof Nansens plass, Oslo 0160, Norway
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Frommer's "The whole world looks toward this simple red-brick building with its iconic double towers every December when the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded." Full review
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Be sure to check out the astronomical clock and Dyre Vaa's swan fountain in the courtyard.
Fodor's "Best known today for the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize... inside, many museum-quality masterpieces are on the walls." Full review
Michelin Guide 0 Stars
"The two tall red-brick towers of the town hall act as beacons for boats heading into the fjord." Full review
