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Grødal
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Kemner-
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Stor-
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SKANSEN
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Nansenplass
Søren
Fløttmanns
plass
Trømso
Stavanger
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display are antique versions of the hempen ropes, sealskins, sledges, and survival
equipment that kept the fishing, hunting, and whaling industries alive. Regret-
tably, all captions associated with the exhibitions are in Norwegian, but if you
ask, a staff member will give you abbreviated pamphlets in English that superfi-
cially describe each of the exhibits.
Søndre Tollbugatell.
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77-68-43-73.
Admission 45NOK ($6.40) adults, 35NOK ($4.95) students, seniors,
10NOK ($1.40) children 6-18, free for children 5 and under; 90NOK ($13) family ticket, granting entrance to
2 adults plus any number of children under 16. July-Aug daily 10am-7pm; off season daily 11am-3pm.
Tromsø Botaniske Hage
This is the world's northernmost botanical
garden. Arctic tundra and alpine landscapes converge here. The setting is beau-
tiful, with slopes, a stream, a pond, and terraces. Many of the plants are from
the Arctic and Antarctic, as well as various alpine and Himalayan locations.
You've seen better botanical gardens, we are certain, but not one growing rare
specimens this far north.
Breivika.
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77-64-40-00.
Free admission. May-Sept daily 24 hr.
Tromsø Domkirke
One of Norway's largest wooden churches, this is a barn-
like, yellow, “carpenter Gothic” monument in the heart of town that's difficult
to heat in winter. It is the world's northernmost Protestant cathedral, lying
182m (600 ft.) from the harbor. Consecrated in 1861, it was the creation of
architects D. J. Evjen and Heinrich Grosch. Seating 750 persons, the cathedral
shows some classical and Swiss influences. The altarpiece, painted by Christian
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