Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The
ski-jump chairlift (adult or child one-way Nkr30, adult/child return Nkr50/45;
9am-7pm mid-Jun-mid-Aug, shorter hr late May-mid-Jun & mid-Aug-Sep)
as-
cends to a stunning panoramic view over the town. Alternatively, for those undaunted by
the 952 steps, walk up for free. The chairlift price includes entry to the
Lygårdsbakkene
ski-jump tower (adult/child Nkr20/15;
same hr)
. Here you can stand atop the ramp
and imagine the pre-jump nerves.
At the base ofthe chairlift, there'san
Olympic Bobsled Simulator
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(adult/
child per 5 min Nkr60/50;
same hr)
and a
Bungee Trampoline
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(per 10
min Nkr50)
.
A combined ticket (adult/child Nkr95/75) is also available for the chairlift, tower and
simulator.
If you want to try your hand at
ski-jump training
, four/eight hours costs Nkr230/180.
It's not the sort of thing for amateurs…
To reach the summit by car, take the road that leads past the Olympic Museum north out
of town. The turn-off (signed as 'Lygårdsbakkene') comes after 2.8km.
Norwegian Olympic Museum
Offline map
Google map
(
www.ol.museum.no
;
Olympiaparken; adult/child/student
& senior Nkr100/50/80; 10am-5pm Jun-Aug, 11am-4pm Tue-Sun Sep-May)
The
excellent Olympic museum is at the Håkons Hall ice-hockey venue. On the ground floor
there is a well-presented display covering the ancient Olympic Games as well as all of the
Olympic Games of the modern era, with a focus on the exploits of Norwegian athletes as
well as the Lillehammer games. The exhibition is, of course, updated every two years.
Upstairs, you can look down upon the ice-hockey arena, which is circled by corridors
with displays and video presentations from the Lillehammer games.
Maihaugen
Folk
Museum
REGIONAL FOLK
MUSEUM
Offline map
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(
www.maihaugen.no
;
Maihaugveien 1; adult/child/ student
& senior/family Jun-Aug Nkr140/70/80/ 350, Sep-May Nkr100/50/80/250;
10am-5pm Jun-Aug, shorter hr rest of yr)
Norway's finest folk museum is the ex-
pansive, open-air Maihaugen Folk Museum. Rebuilt like a small village, the collection
of around 180 buildings includes the transplanted Garmo stave church, traditional Gud-
brandsdalen homes and shops, a postal museum and 27 buildings from the farm Bjørnstad.
The three main sections encompass rural and town architecture, with a further section on
20th-century architecture. The life's work of local dentist Anders Sandvig, the museum
