Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
One Price for “The Works”
An all-inclusive ticket for Amot i Modum costs 120NOK ($17) for adults,
100NOK ($14) for seniors, students, and children 15 and over, and 20NOK
($2.85) for children 14 and under. You can also pay individual admissions
(see below) to the various attractions. Contact the Drammen tourist
office (see above) for information.
Value
You can also go by frequent Netbuss Express Service (no. 100 or 101) from
Drammen. In an hour the bus will deliver you to Amot, a one-way trip costing
65NOK ($9.25). Once in Amot, the attractions still lie 4km (2
1
⁄
2
miles) to the
northwest. You can either walk the distance if the day is fair, or take bus no. 105,
costing 24NOK ($3.40) one-way. For bus information, call
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32-89-74-50.
(
Just keep in mind that all of this is a lot easier in a rental car.)
Cobalt Mines
Wearing a special helmet and jacket, you can walk down the
arched galleries or tunnels into the mammoth quarries of yesterday. The mines,
which have been shored up and made safe, are on several levels. After miners
extracted ore from one level, they dug another. The tour ends at the center of
the mine, where massive rock walls rise on each side; after you've had a chance
to look around here, you'll be taken back up. Small museums at the site display
the tools and work methods used by miners 2 centuries ago. The drive here from
the glassworks takes about 25 minutes; allot 30 minutes for the actual visit.
Amot i Modum.
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32-78-67-00.
Admission 60NOK ($8.50) adults, 40NOK ($5.70) students and seniors, free
for children under 15. June-Aug 17 daily 10am-6pm; Aug 18-Sept 26 Tues-Sun 10am-5pm. Closed Sept
27-May. 8km (5 miles) from the glassworks in Amot i Modum along Malmveien.
Haugfoss
Haugfoss is the site of the highest waterfall in eastern Norway.
Many guests prefer to make their first stop here the Thranestua in Blaafarve-
vaerkets, a coffeehouse with a pastry shop. After buying a drink and a piece of
cake, you can head to the terrace to enjoy the dramatic waterfall. You'll also find
a century-old general store and shops selling baskets, fine jewelry made from
minerals, and wrought iron. The waterfall can be reached by going up a hill that
is signposted from the center of the museum complex. From the glassworks, it's
a 5-minute walk to Haugfoss. Allow 20 minutes.
Amot i Modum.
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32-78-67-00.
Free admission. May 24-June 20 and Aug 18-Sept 28 Tues-Sun
11am-5pm; June 21-Aug 17 daily 10am-6pm. Closed Sept 29-May 23.
Nyfossum
The main building at Nyfossum, an old estate, was constructed in
the neoclassical style in the 1820s. You can visit the restored interior, complete
with antiques, and wander the surrounding gardens with their rose bushes, carp
ponds, and herb beds. Exhibits of old farm equipment are displayed in the on-
site barn. From the Royal Blafarvevaerk glassworks, it's a 25-minute walk to
Nyfossum. Allow 20 minutes for your visit.
Amot i Modum.
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32-78-67-00.
Admission 40NOK ($5.70) adults, 30NOK ($4.25) students and seniors, free
for children under 15. June-Aug 17 daily 10am-6pm; Aug 18-Sept 26 Tues-Sun 10am-5pm. Closed Sept
27-May.
Royal Blafarvevaerk
The Royal Blafarvevaerk was funded by King Christ-
ian VII in 1773. From the mines here, he wanted to extract cobalt, which was
eagerly sought by the porcelain and glass industries. Today the site of the old
mines is one of the 10 most visited museums in Norway—a complex of several
