Things to Do in Oslo

Spend a full day at TusenFryd Amusement Park:
Take your Norwegian vacation to the next level by visiting TusenFryd Amusement Park that has masterfully created immersive thrill experiences for the visitors. It is the largest amusement park in Norway, with more than thirty fun attractions, shops, and eateries. If you have a daredevil heart, you can try Speed Monster, Night Mare, and Spin Spider, and if you are not so daring, you can go for Ballongferden, Sommerfuglene, and Den aller minste. It also houses a water park with a pool and four slides.
-Location: N-1407, Vinterbro, Eastern Norway
-Price: Rs 3300/person
-Timings: 10:30 am to 6 pm

Go on Nordic food walk:
If you wish to discover something about Oslo's culinary heritage, you should go on a Nordic food walk. From the delicious Norwegian cheese to aquavit sausages, this food trail will help satisfy your travel aspirations as well as your appetite. This guided walk is for four hours approximately, and an epicurean expert leads the trail. During the tour, you get to visit the gastronomical hotspots and relish the local specialties and staple food, making it one of the best activities in Oslo.
-Price: Rs 2600 per person
-Timings: Four hours

Watch an opera show at Oslo Opera House:
If you're looking for the best things to do in Oslo, you should definitely watch an artistic performance with Norwegian dance forms and music at Oslo Opera House. The Opera House is perched at the harbor and offers a breathtaking view of the surroundings. It hosts a wide variety of concerts, outdoor plays, and other events.
-Location: Den Norske Opera & Ballett, Kirsten Flagstads pl. 1, N-0150 Oslo
-Price: Prices vary as per the show you select
-Timings: 11 am to 9 pm (Monday to Saturday) and Noon to 8 pm (Sunday)

Go cruising in Oslo Fjord:
Take in the waterfront's picturesque views and get an overview of Oslo from a new perspective as you go cruising in Oslo Fjord. As you ride around the turquoise blue water, you can listen to the commentary from an onboard guide to know more about Oslo and its surrounding area. You'll sail past many islands, including the Dyna Lighthouse and Hovedøya, through narrow inlets during this cruise tour. You can also enjoy drinks and snacks on the boat while appreciating the breathtaking views.
-Location: Oslo, Eastern Norway
-Price: Approx Rs 3037 per person

Discover Norwegian life at Norsk Folkemuseum:
Get to know how Nordic life was in the thirteenth century by visiting Norsk Folkemuseum, which is an open-air museum in Oslo. It houses over a hundred traditional houses from various areas in Norway. You can also witness various exhibits such as handicrafts, children's toys, and weapons from the past. The museum offers several experiences and activities in Oslo for adults and children. You can bake lefse bread, pet farm animals, listen to fairy tales, and visit the historical playground and the grocery store.
-Location: Museumsveien 10, 0287 Oslo, Norway
-Price: Rs 683 per person
-Timings: 10 am- 6 pm

Travel back to the Viking era at Viking Ship Museum:
If you wish to learn about the Nordic seafarers, you must visit Viking Ship Museum that houses the finest Viking treasures and ships exhumed from Borre mound cemetery and Tønsberg. The museum's major highlight is the Oseberg Ship, a ninth-century burial ship excavated in 1904. The film Vikings Alive is also projected onto the ceiling, and walls adding context to Viking burial rituals.
-Location: Huk Aveny 35, 0287 Oslo, Norway
-Price: Rs 321 per person
-Timings: 09:00 am - 06:00 pm

Learn about European royals at Royal Palace:
One of the best things to do in Oslo is visiting Royal Palace, renowned for its sheer size, magnificence, and extravagance. This grandiose structure was used by King Oscar I and continues to serve as the office and home of Norway's monarchs. It has beautiful gardens and breathtaking exteriors and interiors. The palace is a concrete symbol of Norwegian history, and you can see the guards in their traditional uniform while walking here.
-Location: Slottsplassen 1, Oslo 0010 Norway
-Price: Rs 95 per person
-Timings: 11 am- 7 pm

Explore Gustav Vigeland Sculpture Park
If you're an art enthusiast keen to polish your artistic skills, you must visit Gustav Vigeland Sculpture Park. It houses around two hundred bronze, wrought iron, and granite structures designed by Vigeland. The park is divided into five main units that are situated along the eight hundred and fifty meter-long main axis. It also houses a children's playground, the monolith plateau, the wheel of life, and the fountain.
-Location: Nobels gate 32, 0268 Oslo, Norway
-Price: Rs 600 per person
-Timings: 12 pm- 4 pm

Experience a chilling night at Gamla
If you're a night owl, you should definitely visit Gamla, the longest-serving performance venue in Norway. You can watch here live acts of various genres such as rock and roll, jazz, and more.

Visit Oslo Opera House
Watch interesting concerts, plays, and other shows during the wee hours at Oslo Opera House, a symbol of elegance and art. It has three different stages, halls, and public rooms for performances by renowned singers and dancers.

Hang out with your Friends at Eight
Get set for limitless fun and entertainment at Eight, which is a renowned rooftop bar in Oslo. You can enjoy here cocktails, coffee, wine, and lip-smacking delicacies. Soft music is played in the background to set your mood for a memorable night.

Attend a concert at National Jazz Scene
Listen to jazz music while enjoying refreshing wine or beer at the National Jazz Scene, which is the performance stage of international as well as Norwegian jazz artists.

Akershus Slott
Built around 1299, Akershus Slott is one of the most important medieval monuments in Norway. It contains the Royal Mausoleum, the reception rooms, banquet halls, and a historic church. In its dungeons, you'll find cubbyholes where nobles were imprisoned.

The National Gallery
This art gallery was founded in 1837, and you can witness here some of the most magnificent drawings and sculptures. The famous sculptures here include Madonna, Tidemand, and The Dance of life. The highlight of this gallery is a fairy tale room that depicts mythical characters from various fairy tales.

Holmenkollen Ski Museum
This is the oldest ski museum in Norway, founded in 1923, situated under the famous ski jump. Here you can experience four thousand years of ski history through various exciting exhibitions. It also has a museum shop and a café where you can enjoy delicious cuisines.

Tusenfryd Amusement Park
Known to be the largest amusement park in Norway, Tusenfryd Amusement Park offers various exhilarating land and water-based rides. You can enjoy here water rides, kiddie rides, and roller coasters. It also houses various souvenir shops and eateries.

Museum Of Cultural History
This museum exhibits the biggest collection of Egyptian art pieces in the whole of Norway. You'll also witness here the coins that date back to two thousand and six hundred years. It also displays artifacts from the tales of heroes and villains in Descendants and ethnographic exhibitions from Africa.

Nordmarka
Escape the city's hustle and bustle and enjoy the wonders of nature at Nordmarka that allows visitors to hike in the surreal forests of the world. Nordmarka is a forested region that makes up most of the northern part of Oslo. It houses many wonderful trails along with cute little cabin cafes and mesmerizing lakes.

Nobels Fredssenter
This is a fascinating and intriguing museum dedicated to nobel laureates. Sitting next to the City Hall, this museum allows the visitors to get an insight into the achievements and lives of the nobel prize winners. The museum also organizes special displays yearly about the Nobel Peace Prize winners.

City Hall
The City Hall, also known as the Rådhuset, is one of the city's significant landmarks. It is an imposing facade built from concrete and bricks. It is located in the city center and has been designed by Magnus Poulson and Arnstein Arneberg. The building has been beautifully decorated by Norwegian art, with motifs from Norwegian culture, history, and working life.

Enjoy thrilling rides at Tusenfryd
One of the best things to do in Oslo is enjoying high-velocity rides at Tusenfryd, the largest amusement park in Norway. It also has a water park where the kids can splash in the pool and enjoy rain dance.

Feel like a pop singer at Popsenteret
Get into the recording studio of this interactive museum and hit high notes or mix your vocal sampling with their preprogrammed tracks. You can also learn about the history of pop music and culture at this museum.

Witness dinosaur fossil at Natural History Museum
Exploring this vast botanical garden with your family members is considered to be one of the best things to do in Oslo. You can see here preserved specimens of Norwegian wildlife, and you can also walk under life-size dinosaur fossils.

Explore Oslo Reptilpark
Learn about the reptiles and various wildlife species at Oslo Reptilpark, which is an indoor mini zoo spread over two floors.

Holocaust Museum
Located on Bygdøy Peninsula, Holocaust Museum is a fascinating museum that presents the history of the Jews of the Holocaust living in Europe during World War 2. You can witness here various documents, images, sounds, texts, and other memorabilia about the killing of the minorities by the Nazis.

Norway Maritime Museum
One of the best things to do in Oslo is learning about sea-faring and Norwegian Maritime's culture and heritage by visiting Norway Maritime Museum. You can also see a film about cannons from old frigates, Maritime, and much more at this museum.

Henie Onstad Kunstsenter
This art museum is situated in Høvikodden and exhibits a great collection of contemporary art and images collected by Olympic champion Sonja Henie and her husband.

Fearnley Museum
One of the best things to do in Oslo is visiting this impressive contemporary art museum that was founded in 1993 and is renowned for its breathtaking architecture. It has two buildings housing the permanent collection and temporary exhibitions.

Oslo Fjord
This is the largest convention village in Oslo, with many hiking trails along its promenades.

Viking Ship Museum
Travel back into the Viking era by visiting the Viking Ship Museum that houses some of the finest Viking treasures.

Grünerløkka
Strolling through Grünerløkka, the coolest neighborhood in Norway is considered one of the best things to do in Oslo.

Norsk Folkemuseum
Discover Norwegian history and culture by visiting Norsk Folkemuseum that feature various exhibits with weapons, children's toys, and handicrafts from the past.

Akershus Fortress
One of the best activities in Oslo is exploring Akershus Fortress, which is a medieval castle dating to the early fourteenth century.

Vestkanttorget flea market
This shopping hub houses around hundred different stalls that sell everything ranging from sculptures and paintings to Norwegian enamel jewelry.

By Air
Oslo is well connected to major European cities in Asia and North America. There are direct flights from New York, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Moscow, Doha, Istanbul, Dubai, Islamabad, and Bangkok to Oslo. Oslo hosts 3 airports, and the main airport is located at Gardermoen.

By Train
Oslo is well connected to minor and major cities in Norway and the neighboring country of Sweden by train. The Oslo Central Station is the main railway station located in the city center.

By Bus
Oslo is well connected by bus to around 180 Locations in Norway, including Bergen, Trondheim, Kristiansand, Arendal, Stavanger, Grimstad, and Drammen.

June–July is considered to be the best months to explore Oslo and enjoy outdoor activities as it has long and warm days. During these months, you can experience 24-hours of sunlight and very little rainfall.

Oslo is a city in Norway that falls in the Schengen area. You can travel to Oslo without a visa for up to ninety days in 180 days without a visa.You might need to get a visa if you're planning to stay for more than ninety days in Oslo. You can check with the Embassy to know what type of visa you will need. If you have a British Citizen passport, you won't need a visa to visit Oslo. 

Three days are enough to witness the major attractions in Oslo:

On the first day, you can walk around Oslo and visit Oslo Opera House and Vigeland Park.
Dedicate your second day to visit Viking Ship Museum, The Royal Palace, and Akershus Fortress.
On the third day, you can visit Tjuvholmen Sculpture Park, Oslo Vinterpark, and Nobel Peace Centre.