10 Top Tourist Attractions in Norway

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px;">It’s easy to picture pillaging Vikings and scenic fjords when thinking about </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Norway<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px;">.</span></b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px;"> This land of the summer midnight sun, however, offers much more than that, including picturesque waterfronts, well-preserved wooden churches and great hiking trails. Quaint medieval towns, filled with modern amenities, are just waiting to be explored. An overview of the </span><br /> <strong style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">top tourist attractions in Norway</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px;">:</span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px;"><br /></span> <br /> <div class="topitem" id="item_roros" style="border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; height: 50px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px; margin: 35px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span class="topnumber" style="background-color: #a64d79; border: 0px; color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 26px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bold; height: 50px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;">10</span><span class="toptitle" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 22px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Roros</span></div> <div class="image_640" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"> <img alt="Roros" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2892/8765880628_7a3f63d33e_z.jpg?zz=1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Roros" width="100%" /><span class="photo-credit" style="border: 0px; bottom: 0px; color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.6; padding: 4px; position: absolute; right: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; z-index: 3;"><br /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Roros is a good place to learn about copper mining as it occurred a few centuries ago. Copper mining started there in the 17th century and continued for more than 300 years, until 1977. The town has about 2,000 wooden houses that have been preserved in their blackened state, suggesting a medieval look. The town itself was established in 1646 by the Roros Copper Works. Farmlands surround the former mining operation, which include the remains of a smelter. The town is on the Winter Transport Route that used frozen lakes, streams and rivers to move people and goods.</div> <div class="topitem" id="item_urnes_stave_church" style="border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; height: 50px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px; margin: 35px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span class="topnumber" style="background-color: #a64d79; border: 0px; color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 26px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bold; height: 50px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;">9</span><span class="toptitle" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 22px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Urnes Stave Church</span></div> <div class="image_640" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"> <img alt="Urnes Stave Church" src="http://resources.touropia.com/gfx/d/tourist-attractions-in-norway/urnes_stave_church.jpg" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Urnes Stave Church" width="100%" /><span class="photo-credit" style="border: 0px; bottom: 0px; color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.6; padding: 4px; position: absolute; right: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; z-index: 3;"><br /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The Urnes Stavkyrkje, or Urnes Stave Church, blends several architectural styles into a medieval church that is still standing after 900 years. What is remarkable about this church, however, is the building material used: wood, instead of the traditional stone. Located on Norway’s west coast, the church blends Celtic, Viking and Romanesque features in a church that stands majestically in the woods. Urnes is one of 28 stave (wooden) churches in Norway as well as one of the oldest, having been built in the 12th century. Artifacts link pre-Christian Norse culture with medieval Christianity.</div> <div class="topitem" id="item_voringfossen" style="border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; height: 50px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px; margin: 35px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span class="topnumber" style="background-color: #a64d79; border: 0px; color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 26px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bold; height: 50px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;">8</span><span class="toptitle" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 22px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Voringfossen</span></div> <div class="image_640" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"> <img alt="Voringfossen" src="http://resources.touropia.com/gfx/d/tourist-attractions-in-norway/voringfossen.jpg" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Voringfossen" width="100%" /><span class="photo-credit" style="border: 0px; bottom: 0px; color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.6; padding: 4px; position: absolute; right: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; z-index: 3;"><br /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Vøringfossen is Norway’s most famous waterfall, cascading down 180 meters (600 feet) in a series of drops, though it ranks only 83rd on the list of Norway’s highest waterfalls. Vøringfossen is located at Mabodelen, a narrow valley between Oslo and Bergen. Tourists have been visiting Vøringfossen for almost 200 years; a hotel built in 1880 at the top required guests to walk up 1,500 steps to reach their accommodations. The top is easier to reach these days, but the falls aren’t as powerful as they once were because of a hydroelectric plant built upstream.</div> <div class="topitem" id="item_nidaros_cathedral" style="border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; height: 50px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px; margin: 35px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span class="topnumber" style="background-color: #a64d79; border: 0px; color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 26px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bold; height: 50px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;">7</span><span class="toptitle" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 22px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Nidaros Cathedral</span></div> <div class="image_640" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"> <img alt="Nidaros Cathedral" src="http://resources.touropia.com/gfx/d/tourist-attractions-in-norway/nidaros_cathedral.jpg" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Nidaros Cathedral" width="100%" /><span class="photo-credit" style="border: 0px; bottom: 0px; color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.6; padding: 4px; position: absolute; right: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; z-index: 3;"><br /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> While William the Conqueror was busy invading Great Britain in 1066, the Vikings were occupied with building Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim. Nearly 1,000 years later, the cathedral is Norway’s most important church and Scandinavia’s largest medieval building. The cathedral was built to honor Olav, a Viking chieftain who later became a king and a saint. Olav was killed in a battle near Trondheim in 1030; his nephew began constructing the Nidaros Cathedral in 1066 to house his body; it was basically finished in 1090, though enlargements continued until the 1300s. The cathedral soon became an important pilgrimage destination in Norway.</div> <div class="topitem" id="item_nordkapp" style="border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; height: 50px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px; margin: 35px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span class="topnumber" style="background-color: #a64d79; border: 0px; color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 26px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bold; height: 50px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;">6</span><span class="toptitle" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 22px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Nordkapp</span></div> <div class="image_640" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"> <img alt="Nordkapp" src="http://resources.touropia.com/gfx/d/tourist-attractions-in-norway/nordkapp.jpg" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Nordkapp" width="100%" /><span class="photo-credit" style="border: 0px; bottom: 0px; color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.6; padding: 4px; position: absolute; right: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; z-index: 3;"><br /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Nordkapp, or North Cape, is a must for travelers who want to frolic under the midnight sun, since the sun never sets between May 14 and July 29. It is the northernmost point in Europe connected with the international road network. Because it’s in the far north, rising 300 meters (1,000 feet) above the Arctic Ocean, Nordkapp is mainly a summer destination, attracting about 200,000 visitors annually. Nordkapp offers stunning scenic views, with plenty of opportunities to hike under the Arctic sun or see puffin in their native habitat.</div> <div class="topitem" id="item_jostedalsbreen_glacier" style="border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; height: 50px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px; margin: 35px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span class="topnumber" style="background-color: #a64d79; border: 0px; color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 26px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bold; height: 50px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;">5</span><span class="toptitle" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 22px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Jostedalsbreen Glacier</span></div> <div class="image_640" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"> <img alt="Jostedalsbreen Glacier" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3813/9692840936_d6f79d2d9a_z.jpg?zz=1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Jostedalsbreen Glacier" width="100%" /><span class="photo-credit" style="border: 0px; bottom: 0px; color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.6; padding: 4px; position: absolute; right: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; z-index: 3;"><br /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Icy and scenic is perhaps the best way to describe Jostedalsbreen Glacier, the largest glacier in Europe. Situated in southern Norway, the glacier is surrounded by Jostedalsbreen Glacier National Park. Many, many years ago, locals could cross the glacier on foot, perhaps herding animals on their way to market, but this isn’t possible today as the glacier has shrunk significantly. Hiking and glacial skiing is allowed, but sportsmen need to be well prepared as these activities can be dangerous. It is much safer, and just as pretty, to take one of the walking tours around the park.</div> <div class="topitem" id="item_viking_ship_museum" style="border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; height: 50px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px; margin: 35px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span class="topnumber" style="background-color: #a64d79; border: 0px; color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 26px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bold; height: 50px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;">4</span><span class="toptitle" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 22px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Viking Ship Museum</span></div> <div class="image_640" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"> <img alt="Viking Ship Museum" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/39/82123397_9e665096b6_z.jpg?zz=1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Viking Ship Museum" width="100%" /><span class="photo-credit" style="border: 0px; bottom: 0px; color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.6; padding: 4px; position: absolute; right: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; z-index: 3;"><br /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Many centuries ago, the Vikings sailed the northern seas, striking fear in the hearts of the region these fierce warriors were about to invade. Today, visitors can view, unafraid, some of these terror-causing vessels as the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo showcases some of these great ninth century ships. The list includes ships from Gokstad, Oseberg and Tune, including two of the best preserved wooden ships in the world from that era. The Oseberg ship is the best preserved and was found in a burial mound on a farm near Oseberg. The museum also displays textiles, tools and household items as well as items found in Viking tombs.</div> <div class="topitem" id="item_heddal_stave_church" style="border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; height: 50px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px; margin: 35px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span class="topnumber" style="background-color: #a64d79; border: 0px; color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 26px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bold; height: 50px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;">3</span><span class="toptitle" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 22px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Heddal Stave Church</span></div> <div class="image_640" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"> <img alt="Heddal Stave Church" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2335/2552270174_f0968430c3_z.jpg?zz=1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Heddal Stave Church" width="100%" /><span class="photo-credit" style="border: 0px; bottom: 0px; color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.6; padding: 4px; position: absolute; right: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; z-index: 3;"><br /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The Heddal Stave Church is Norway’s largest stave church, with triple naves that stand proudly against the sky. The church, made entirely of wood, was built in the 13th century; according to local legend, it was built in three days by five farmers. After restorations in the 19th and 20th centuries, the church is still in use today for weddings and Sunday services during the summer months. Located in Notodden, the church is dedicated to the Virgin Mary.</div> <div class="topitem" id="item_bryggen" style="border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; height: 50px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px; margin: 35px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span class="topnumber" style="background-color: #a64d79; border: 0px; color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 26px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bold; height: 50px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;">2</span><span class="toptitle" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 22px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bryggen</span></div> <div class="image_640" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"> <img alt="Bryggen" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6001/5973021471_d1941a3b64_z.jpg?zz=1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Bryggen" width="100%" /><span class="photo-credit" style="border: 0px; bottom: 0px; color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.6; padding: 4px; position: absolute; right: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; z-index: 3;"><br /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Travelers who get “museumed” out may enjoy a visit to the Bryggen waterfront, an informal museum that doesn’t seem like a museum. Traditional buildings line the waterfront with boats tied just feet away on Bergen’s seaside. The scene is so picturesque, visitors can easily forget Bryggen is linked to Bergen’s importance as a trading center for 400 years during the Middle Ages, when it was part of the Hanseatic League. Today’s traders can shop in trendy boutiques, visit craftsmen’s studios or enjoy a bite to eat down a narrow alleyway.</div> <div class="topitem" id="item_geirangerfjord" style="border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; height: 50px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px; margin: 35px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span class="topnumber" style="background-color: #a64d79; border: 0px; color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 26px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bold; height: 50px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;">1</span><span class="toptitle" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 22px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Geirangerfjord</span></div> <div class="image_640" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"> <img alt="#1 of Tourist Attractions In Norway" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/23/30543140_a8060d9f60_z.jpg?zz=1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="#1 of Tourist Attractions In Norway" width="100%" /><span class="photo-credit" style="border: 0px; bottom: 0px; color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.6; padding: 4px; position: absolute; right: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; z-index: 3;"><br /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The most famous tourist attractions in Norway are probably it fjords. Among the most beautiful of these fjords is Geirangerfjord, located in southwestern Norway near the coastal town of Ålesund. Stretching for more than 15 km (9 miles) long, Geirangerfjord is a natural wonder of deep blue water surrounded by majestic cliffs and lush green mountains towering more than 1,000 meters (3,500 feet) high. Adding to the spectacular scenery are several stunning waterfalls and lush countryside dotted with picturesque farms.</div> </div>

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10 Top Tourist Attractions in Norway

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Mirny Diamond Mine-Siberia

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="background-color: #fbfaf6; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.5em; padding: 0px 0px 0.75em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The second largest man-made hole in the world (surpassed only by the Bingham Copper Mine in Utah) is a diamond mine located on the outskirts of Mirny, a small town in eastern Siberia.</span></div> <div style="background-color: #fbfaf6; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5em; padding: 0.75em 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Excavation on the pit began in 1955, and today it is 1,722 feet (525 meters) deep, and 3,900 feet (1.25 kilometers) across. Stalin ordered construction of the mine to satisfy the Soviet Union's need for industrial-grade diamonds following the war.</span></div> <div style="background-color: #fbfaf6; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5em; padding: 0.75em 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The harsh, frozen Siberian landscape made working on the mine a difficult proposition at best. Jet engines were turned on the unyielding permafrost in order to melt it; when that failed, explosives were used. During its peak years of operation, the Mirny mine produced over 10 million carats of diamonds annually, a good percentage of which were gem-quality.</span></div> <div style="background-color: #fbfaf6; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5em; padding: 0.75em 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Although open pit mining has ceased in the pit, mining work is continuing by underground methods. The massive 20-foot (6 meter) tall rock-hauling trucks that service the Mirny mine travel along a road that spirals down from the lip of the hole to its basin.</span></div> <div style="background-color: #fbfaf6; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5em; padding: 0.75em 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Though it has been said that the airspace above the mine is off-limits to helicopters, after "a few accidents when they were 'sucked in' by downward air flow" there is no evidence to substantiate the claim.</span></div> </div>

Mirny Diamond Mine-Siberia

The second largest man-made hole in the world (surpassed only by the Bingham Copper Mine in Utah) is a diamond mine located on the outskirts of Mirny, a small town in eastern Siberia. Excavation on t…

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Chatillon Car Graveyard in Belgium

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpBaop-r93P3MsqrSSR-iV4HTYhga0Lsg02WfMbJoNdR5E-7eVuVg9m5GS1Nx-97mfbdW1cTW8gw9NnWJAhVgT28mlIWMSutMFoAp0Kka3QPgJYQBbpwEL2AeOgVddGLmYrVVzMOHRohDb/s1600/chatillon-car-graveyard-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpBaop-r93P3MsqrSSR-iV4HTYhga0Lsg02WfMbJoNdR5E-7eVuVg9m5GS1Nx-97mfbdW1cTW8gw9NnWJAhVgT28mlIWMSutMFoAp0Kka3QPgJYQBbpwEL2AeOgVddGLmYrVVzMOHRohDb/s1600/chatillon-car-graveyard-.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1em;"> <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Carme, Tahoma, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25.60256004333496px;">In the forests near Chatillon, a small village in southern Belgium, lie between 100-150 dilapidated and decaying cars.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: Carme, Tahoma, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25.60256004333496px; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-top: 0.75em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> During World War II, a number of American troops were stationed in Chatillon. Urban legends claim that when the war ended, the troops being sent home didn’t have the money to ship their vehicles back with them, so they hid them in the Belgian forest.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1em;"> <span class="pibfi_pinterest " style="display: inline-block; position: relative;"><img alt="chatillon-car-graveyard-2" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19895" height="399" src="http://www.urbanghostsmedia.com/home/twamoran/urbanghostsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/chatillon-car-graveyard-2.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: block; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="600" /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1em;"> <span class="pibfi_pinterest " style="display: inline-block; position: relative;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: normal;">In a small forest near the village of Chatillon located in Southern Belgium, lies a graveyard of abandoned vintage rusty cars. All of these cars once belonged to US soldiers that were stationed in the region. Nobody knows how they managed to acquire these wonderful cars right in the middle of World War 2. When the war ended, all the troops were sent back home, the cost of having all of their cars shipped was too costly. In the end, they decided to leave all of the cars in Belgium, one by one each of the cars were driven and parked, hidden from the foliage of the forest. Not a single car was shipped back. </span></span><br /> <span class="pibfi_pinterest " style="display: inline-block; position: relative;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: normal;">There were about four car graveyards around the forests of Chatillon with approximately 500 abandoned vehicles. Only one remains today. Nature has reclaimed the vehicles and over time, corrosion, decay and looting from locals and car collectors have destroyed these one vintage beauties.</span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1em;"> <span class="pibfi_pinterest " style="display: inline-block; position: relative;"><img alt="chatillon-car-graveyard-3" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19896" height="398" src="http://www.urbanghostsmedia.com/home/twamoran/urbanghostsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/chatillon-car-graveyard-3.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: block; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="600" /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1em;"> <span class="pibfi_pinterest " style="display: inline-block; position: relative;"><img alt="chatillon-car-graveyard-4" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19897" height="398" src="http://www.urbanghostsmedia.com/home/twamoran/urbanghostsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/chatillon-car-graveyard-4.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: block; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="600" /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1em;"> <span class="pibfi_pinterest " style="display: inline-block; position: relative;"><img alt="chatillon-car-graveyard-belgium" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19892" height="400" src="http://www.urbanghostsmedia.com/home/twamoran/urbanghostsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/chatillon-car-graveyard-belgium.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: block; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="600" /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1em;"> The story goes that, after the war ended, departing US soldiers hid their cars in the forest due to the cost of shipping them overseas. Plans to retrieve the vintage vehicles at a later date were never realised, and the cars steadily deteriorated as the decades passed.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1em;"> <span class="pibfi_pinterest " style="display: inline-block; position: relative;"><img alt="chatillon-car-graveyard-5" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19898" height="397" src="http://www.urbanghostsmedia.com/home/twamoran/urbanghostsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/chatillon-car-graveyard-5.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: block; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="600" /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1em;"> <span class="pibfi_pinterest " style="display: inline-block; position: relative;"><img alt="chatillon-car-graveyard-6" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19899" height="398" src="http://www.urbanghostsmedia.com/home/twamoran/urbanghostsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/chatillon-car-graveyard-6.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: block; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="600" /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1em;"> <span class="pibfi_pinterest " style="display: inline-block; position: relative;"><img alt="chatillon-car-graveyard-7" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19900" height="398" src="http://www.urbanghostsmedia.com/home/twamoran/urbanghostsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/chatillon-car-graveyard-7.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: block; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="600" /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1em;"> Left to the mercy of the elements, souvenir hunters and enthusiasts on the lookout for spares, their rusting shells gradually became part of the forest. But over the years, more cars have been added to the corroding collection, explaining why many of these vehicles don’t actually fit the wartime story, and most likely rendering it an urban myth that has blown a pile of old wrecks out of proportion.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1em;"> <span class="pibfi_pinterest " style="display: inline-block; position: relative;"><img alt="chatillon-car-graveyard-8" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19901" height="399" src="http://www.urbanghostsmedia.com/home/twamoran/urbanghostsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/chatillon-car-graveyard-8.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: block; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="600" /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1em;"> <span class="pibfi_pinterest " style="display: inline-block; position: relative;"><img alt="chatillon-car-graveyard-9" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19902" height="400" src="http://www.urbanghostsmedia.com/home/twamoran/urbanghostsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/chatillon-car-graveyard-9.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: block; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="600" /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1em;"> <span class="pibfi_pinterest " style="display: inline-block; position: relative;"><img alt="chatillon-car-graveyard-10" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19903" height="399" src="http://www.urbanghostsmedia.com/home/twamoran/urbanghostsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/chatillon-car-graveyard-10.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: block; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="600" /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1em;"> <span class="pibfi_pinterest " style="display: inline-block; position: relative;"><img alt="chatillon-car-graveyard-11" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19904" height="399" src="http://www.urbanghostsmedia.com/home/twamoran/urbanghostsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/chatillon-car-graveyard-11.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: block; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="600" /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1em;"> Today the vintage vehicles make for an unusual sight in the woodland – hardly the most environmentally friendly auto collection, but nonetheless one that has been woven into the fabric of the local landscape.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1em;"> <span class="pibfi_pinterest " style="display: inline-block; position: relative;"><img alt="chatillon-car-graveyard-12" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19905" height="390" src="http://www.urbanghostsmedia.com/home/twamoran/urbanghostsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/chatillon-car-graveyard-12.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: block; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="600" /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1em;"> <span class="pibfi_pinterest " style="display: inline-block; position: relative;"><img alt="chatillon-car-graveyard-13" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19906" height="368" src="http://www.urbanghostsmedia.com/home/twamoran/urbanghostsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/chatillon-car-graveyard-13.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: block; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="600" /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1em;"> <span class="pibfi_pinterest " style="display: inline-block; position: relative;"><img alt="chatillon-car-graveyard-14" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19907" height="399" src="http://www.urbanghostsmedia.com/home/twamoran/urbanghostsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/chatillon-car-graveyard-14.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: block; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="600" /></span></div> </div>

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Chatillon Car Graveyard in Belgium

In the forests near Chatillon, a small village in southern Belgium, lie between 100-150 dilapidated and decaying cars. During World War II, a number of American troops were stationed in Chatillon. Ur…

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