Tromsø Airport 19 min
Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum (23 min) Modest museum displaying classic & modern works by Nordic artists in a range of media. Roald Amundsen Monument (23 min) Small plaza with benches & a bronze statue of the famed Norwegian polar explorer. Tromsø Cathedral (24 min) Protestant place of worship built in 1861 & unusually constructed using chiefly wood. Fjellheisen (28 min) Aurora and mountain Tromsø University Museum (25 min) Museum established in 1872 featuring science & cultural exhibits, including ones related to Norway. Tromsø Bridge (23 min) Landmark cantilever bridge opened in 1960, with views of the Arctic Cathedral & distant mountains. Arctic Cathedral (24 min) Imposing church constructed from concrete & aluminum in the 1960s, with a striking glass facade. The Polar Museum (22 min) University museum with scientific, cultural & archaeological exhibits related to the Tromsø area. Northern Norwegian science center (21 min) Science center with many interactive exhibits, including a planetarium with a Northern Lights show. Storsteinen (28 min) perspective Museum (21 min) Housed in a neoclassical estate, this museum features photography on the diversity of Tromsø. Prestvannet (20 min) Lake, aurora, and park Arctic–Alpine Botanic Garden (22 min) University campus garden with native & global plants, plus colorful flowers in spring & summer. Tromso southern beach (25 min) Summer sports & winter sightings of the northern lights in a breezy bay with fjord & island views. Polaria (22 min) Striking arctic aquarium housed in a building modeled on ice floes, with seals & a panoramic cinema. |