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Viking Ship MuseumvsFram Museum

Viking Ship Museum and Fram Polar Ship Museum are both endorsed by professional reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Viking Ship Museum scores significantly higher than Fram Polar Ship Museum. Viking Ship Museum has a TripExpert Score of 96 with recommendations from 7 publications like Lonely Planet, Concierge and Atlas Obscura.

Viking Ship Museum
9/10
Huk Aveny 35, Oslo 0287, Norway
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Concierge Concierge
"Highlights of this streamlined museum include three Viking ships, at once graceful and fierce, that once stormed the seas."
Frommer's Frommer's
"A fascinating chapter in Viking history came alive when three Viking funereal ships were discovered in the Oslofjord between 1867 and 1904." Full review
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Tip: If you go between 11:30am and 1pm, you'll tend to avoid the summer mobs who descend on this building
Fodor's Fodor's
"The Viking legacy in all its glory lives on at this classic Oslo museum." Full review
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Avoid summertime crowds by visiting at lunchtime.
Frommer's Frommer's
"one of Norway's most eye-opening and best-loved museums, appealing to families and history fanatics alike. " Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"The Viking Ship Museum displays the moving contents of three burial ships discovered near Oslo between 1867 and 1904." Full review
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"This museum houses three large viking ships and two smaller ones." Full review
Atlas Obscura Atlas Obscura
"Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings. " Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"One of Norway's most eye-opening and best-loved museums...displays include Viking tools and intricate jewelry as well as elaborate hoards of grave goods" 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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