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Oslo at a Glance
▲▲▲City Hall Oslo's artsy 20th-century government building, lined
with huge, vibrant, municipal-themed murals, best visited with included
tour. Hours: Daily 9:00-18:00; tours daily at 10:00, 12:00, and 14:00,
tours run Wed only in winter. See here .
▲▲▲National Gallery Norway's cultural and natural essence, captured
on canvas. Hours: Tue-Fri 10:00-18:00, Thu until 19:00, Sat-Sun
11:00-17:00, closed Mon. See here .
▲▲▲Frogner Park Sprawling park with works by Norway's greatest
sculptor, Gustav Vigeland, and the studio where he created them (now
a museum). Hours: Park—always open; Vigeland Museum—June-Aug
Tue-Sun 10:00-17:00, Sept-May Tue-Sun 12:00-16:00, closed Mon year-
round. See here .
▲▲▲Norwegian Folk Museum Norway condensed into 150 historic
buildings in a large open-air park. Hours: Daily mid-May-mid-Sept
10:00-18:00, off-season park open Mon-Fri 11:00-15:00, Sat-Sun
11:00-16:00, but most historical buildings closed. See here .
▲▲Norwegian Resistance Museum Gripping look at Norway's tumul-
tuous WWII experience. Hours: June-Aug Mon-Sat 10:00-17:00, Sun
11:00-17:00; Sept-May Mon-Fri 10:00-16:00, Sat-Sun 11:00-16:00. See
here .
▲▲Viking Ship Museum An impressive trio of ninth-century Viking
ships, with exhibits on the people who built them. Hours: Daily May-
Sept 9:00-18:00, Oct-April 10:00-16:00. See here .
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