If You're NearbyHeritageUNESCOIndustrial heritage

Rjukan

Telemark

A valley town of early hydropower on the UNESCO list, with the heavy water sabotage museum and Gaustatoppen above it.

Photo: Bjoertvedt · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Jun–Sep
Our full guide to Rjukan is being written. It's on the Oslo and Eastern Norway list as If You're Nearby.

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Must-See
Heritage · UNESCO

Flåm

Vestland
About 85 miles away

A fjord village at the foot of the steep Flåm Railway, with boats on the narrow Nærøyfjord.

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Worth a Detour
Nature · Hiking

Trolltunga

Vestland
About 66 miles away

A tongue of rock jutting out 700 meters above Lake Ringedalsvatnet, at the end of a long, hard day's hike.

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Cities · UNESCO

Bergen

Vestland
About 117 miles away

Norway's colorful harbor city, with the wooden Bryggen wharf and mountains all around.

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