Oslo has a lot to offer as a tourist destination, also for children.
These are the children’s favorites in Oslo:
- Norwegian Museum of Science & Technology: Science Centre
- Lambertseter Swimming Pool
- Oslo Cartoons Library – special library for cartoons.
- TusenFryd Amusement Park
- Grunerlokka Minigolf Park
- Bjørnholt Farm
More top attractions in Norway at Norway Guide.
Do you want to stay a month or three in Oslo and want reasonable accommodation? Then we have a suggestion for you. However, the suggestion requires some Norwegian language skills or at least that you know keywords in Norwegian.
Many of the students are going home for the summer and many of the student homes will be sublet to others. This is a good opportunity for you to rent a nice priced apartment or room in a student shared apartment in Oslo. You may find most ot these ads are online. Norwegian language keywords: sommer (summer) and fremleie (sublet).

Norway Bergen Apartments - At photo: Kroken apartment in Bergen
Hotel rooms versus apartments
Staying in a private rental vacation apartment in Norway may cut your holiday cost. Often it is also possible to accommodate more people in an apartment then in a double room in a hotel. Most apartments are also more cosy then A4 hotel rooms. Another huge advantage renting an apartment is that you may prepare your own food and save money on expensive restaurant food.
Prices
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Norway Oslo City Hall, seen from Aker Brygge
These are the most popular attractions in Oslo:
- Akershus Fortress (Akershus festning)
- National Gallery (Nasjonalgalleriet)
- Norwegian Museum of Cultural History (Norsk Folkemuseum)
- The Norwegian Opera & Ballet (Den Norske Opera & Ballett)
- TusenFryd Amusement Park
- Fram Museum – The Polar Ship Fram
- Natural History Museum (Naturhistorisk museum)
- The Kon-Tiki Museum
- The Viking Ship Museum (Vikingskipshuset)
- Vigeland Sculpture Park (Vigelandsparken)
A visit to one of the Tourist Information offices in Oslo is highly recommended.