Disclaimer: I’ve written this since I’m sometimes asked for travel recommendations in Norway. This post presents a very narrow view onto what Norway has to offer, and does not serve as a comprehensive or objective travel guide.
The capital of Norway, and also country’s largest city with 700,000 inhabitants. The city was called Christiania prior to 1925.
You can get around Oslo by metro, bus and tram. One can get a single pass for all types of transport.
https://www.visitnorway.com/places-to-go/eastern-norway/oslo
Royal Palace and Park
Take a walk through the park, which is open to the public, and look at the guard guarding the king.
https://www.visitoslo.com/en/product/?tlp=2983263&name=The-Royal-Palace
Aker Brygge
The very center of Oslo, the embankment with cafes and restaurants. Aker is the name of the river that runs through the entire city. Ferries to the islands in the Oslo fjord also run from here.
Walk along the embankment, look at the fjord and ferries, eat ice cream and sausage rolls. Look at modern architecture and housing. Visit painting galleries and the contemporary art ones.
https://www.visitoslo.com/en/activities-and-attractions/boroughs/aker-brygge-tjuvholmen
Oslo Opera
The famous building by the Snøhetta architectural bureau, built right in the sea. Walk along the roof of the opera and look at the views.
https://www.visitoslo.com/en/product/?tlp=2988133&name=The-Norwegian-National-Opera–Ballet
Munch Museum
The museum is dedicated to Norway’s most famous artist, Edvard Munch. Look at Munch’s works. Go to the city library nearby, look at the architecture of one and the other.
https://www.visitoslo.com/en/articles/munch
Vigeland Park (Frogner Park)
Take a walk through the large park in the center, look at a series of unorthodox sculptures by Gustav Vigeland, showing scenes from the life of monsters and men. Grab a coffee at one of the park cafes and take a stroll.
https://www.visitoslo.com/en/product/?tlp=2983043&name=Vigeland-Sculpture-Park
The Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology
A museum for the tech nerds, housing also Europe’s best museum of gaming – with a bunch of playable consoles from the past and the present.