Things to Do in Stavanger

Norsk Barnemuseum (Norwegian Children's Museum)

This is the greatest playpen in Norway for children ages 5 to 12. In fact, it is one of the best children's...

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Domkirke (Cathedral)

It's not up there in the celestial ranks with the cathedral of Trondheim, but this is the other great...

Stavanger Museum

This is a five-part museum that you can visit with just one ticket. If you want to see the entire museum,...

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Helgi Joensen

Sculptural pewter -- modern decorative art -- reaches its peak in Stavanger at the working studio of...

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Gamle Stavanger

This is northern Europe's largest and most impressive -- and best preserved -- settlement of old-fashioned...

Norsk Oljemuseum (Norwegian Petroleum Museum)

Opened in 1999, this is one of the most unusual museums in Scandinavia and already a much-photographed...

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Rogaland Kunstmuseum

This is Stavanger's museum of fine arts, both showing temporary exhibitions as well as maintaining an...

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Utstein Kloster

This is Norway's only preserved medieval abbey. In the 9th century, Utstein was one of the royal residences...

Gjestal Spinneri

Motorists and serious shoppers might want to check out this spinning mill, lying 30km (19 miles) southeast...

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Arkeologisk Museum (Museum of Archaeology)

The Vikings will live on forever here, where 15,000 years of southwestern Norway's culture and natural...

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Valbergtarnet & Vektermuseet

Inhabiting a wooden city, the residents of Stavanger lived in constant fear of fire. So, from 1850 to...

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Helger Myhre Marine Supplies

This shop would never be considered a staple on Stavanger's tourist circuit, and many non-Norwegian shoppers...

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