In that same bundle of world-class museums on the Bygdøy Peninsula, the Norwegian Folk Museum is an open-air attraction that has welcomed visitors for more than 115 years.
The core of the collection was established by King Oscar II in the early 1880s and its showpiece is the Gol Stave Church, put up in the middle of the 12th century and relocated here in 1884. That wonderful monument is one of 155 historical buildings at the museum, outlining the diversity of wooden architecture around the country.
After making your way around these beautiful monuments you can pore over the indoor exhibits, which have traditional costumes, exhibitions about the history of medicine, toys, handicrafts, details about Sami culture, tools, and weapons.
In the warmer months, you can feed farm animals, go on horse and carriage rides, watch old crafts in action and find out how to bake lefse flatbread.
