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Oslo Reptilpark ZOO
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; www.reptilpark.no ; St Olavs gate 2; adult/child Nkr100/70, with Oslo Pass free;
10am-6pm daily Apr-Aug, Tue-Sun Sep-Mar)
For something slippery, most kids will love meeting the snakes and lizards (as well as the
odd monkey) at the Oslo Reptilpark.
Akerforeningen SLEDGING
( www.akeforeningen.no ; Holmenkollen; adult/child from Nkr100/80;
9am-9pm Mon-Sat,
10am-6pm Sun winter)
In the winter, try sledding down the 'legendary' Korketrekkeren (corkscrew) toboggan
run. The 2km-long track drops 255m and began its life as a bobsledding run for the 1952
Olympics. Sleds can be rented at the Akerforeningen, next to the Frognerseteren restaur-
ant. To get here, take the T-bane to Frognerseteren and follow the signs downhill.
Norwegian Science & Technology Museum MUSEUM
(Norsk Teknisk Museum & Telemuseum; GOOGLE MAP ; 22 79 60 00; www.tekniskmuseum.no ;
Kjelsåsveien 143; adult/child Nkr100/50, with Oslo Pass free;
10am-6pm daily late Jun-late Aug,
9am-4pm Mon-Fri, 11am-6pm Sat & Sun rest of year)
A popular rainy-day distraction near Lake Maridal, Norwegian Science & Technology Mu-
seum has Norway's first car and tram, water wheels, clocks and enough gadgetry to keep
the whole family busy for a few hours at least.
TusenFryd THEME PARK
( GOOGLE MAP ; 64 97 64 97; www.tusenfryd.no ; Vinterbro; height over/under 120cm Nkr369/299,
under 95cm free; 10.30am-7pm mid-Jun-Aug, shorter hours rest of year)
TusenFryd, an amusement park 10km south of the city, is enormously popular with kids
from all over the Oslo region. The park offers carousels, a fantasy farm and an excellent
wooden rollercoaster, which creates zero gravity 12 times each circuit. You'll find it just off
the E6. The TusenFryd bus (bus 546) departs from the corner of Fred Olsens gate and
Prinsens gate roughly hourly between 10am and 4pm.
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