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The Kon-Tiki MuseumvsFram Museum

The Kon-Tiki Museum and Fram Polar Ship Museum are both rated highly by experts. Overall, Fram Polar Ship Museum scores slightly better than The Kon-Tiki Museum. Fram Polar Ship Museum scores 91 with accolades from 5 sources such as Fodor's, Atlas Obscura and Frommer's.

The Kon-Tiki Museum
8/10
Bygdoynesveien 36, Oslo, Norway
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Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"The exhibitions here will delight those with a strong sense of adventure." Full review
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"This museum is dedicated to Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl (1914-2002), who gained worldwide fame when he crossed the Pacific Ocean on Kon-Tiki (a raft made from balsa wood) in 1947." Full review
Atlas Obscura Atlas Obscura
"Across the Pacific in a raft, a museum dedicated to Thor Heyerdahl's now legendary expedition. " Full review
Fodor's Fodor's
"The museum celebrates Norway's most famous 20th-century explorer. Thor Heyerdahl made a voyage in 1947 from Peru to Polynesia on the Kon-Tiki, a balsa raft...museum also has a film room and artifacts" Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"Scientist and ecologist Thor Heyerdahl's 1947 expedition across the Pacific Ocean on the balsa raft Kon-Tiki is the stuff of legend." Full review
Fram Museum
8/10
Bygdoynesveien 36, Oslo 286, Norway
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Frommer's Frommer's
"Along with the Kon-Tiki Museum and the open air Norwegian Folk Museum, this is another of the popular attractions at the Bygdøy complex." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"There is a single ship in this museum: the Fram, built to reach the poles despite the hostility of ice and snow." Full review
Atlas Obscura Atlas Obscura
"Housing the famous Norwegian ice-defying 19th century polar exploration ship. " Full review
Fodor's Fodor's
"Climb on board and peer inside the captain's quarters, which has explorers' sealskin jackets and other relics on display. Surrounding the ship are many artifacts from expeditions." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"Tis is another of the popular attractions at the Bygdøy complex. The extraordinary pyramidal architecture of the Fram Museum frames the most famous Norwegian polar-exploration boat of all time" Full review

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