Museums in Nordland, Norway

Norwegian Aviation Museum

Norwegian Aviation Museum

Bodø, Nordland

★★★★★ 4.7 (72,135 reviews)

Believe it or not, you can walk right through the fuselage of a retired Royal Norwegian Air Force C-130 Hercules at this...

Lofoten War Memorial Museum

Lofoten War Memorial Museum

Svolvær, Nordland

★★★★★ 4.7 (7,735 reviews)

Tucked away on Fiskergata in the heart of Svolvær, the Lofoten War Memorial Museum occupies an unassuming building that ...

Vitensenter Nordland

Vitensenter Nordland

Mo i Rana, Nordland

★★★★★ 4.7 (7,146 reviews)

Tucked away in the heart of Mo i Rana, right on Midtre gate, the Vitensenter Nordland is a total gem for anyone even rem...

Bodø Bunkermuseum

Bodø Bunkermuseum

Bodø, Nordland

★★★★★ 4.7 (733 reviews)

Tucked away on a quiet street in Bodø, this isn't your typical museum. It's a journey straight into the Cold War, hidden...

Vevelstad Museum

Vevelstad Museum

Vevelstad, Nordland

★★★★★ 4.7 (726 reviews)

Tucked away in the Nordland countryside, the Vevelstad Museum is a place where the past feels close enough to touch. It'...

Norwegian Coastal Express Museum

Norwegian Coastal Express Museum

Stokmarknes, Nordland

★★★★★ 4.6 (61,366 reviews)

Tucked away in Stokmarknes, this gem of a museum is a love letter to the ships that have knitted Norway's coastline toge...

Jektefartsmuseet

Jektefartsmuseet

Bodø, Nordland

★★★★★ 4.6 (6,392 reviews)

You probably don't think of a fish oil tank as the heart of a nation, but that's the kind of perspective-shifting truth ...

Saltstraumen Museum

Saltstraumen Museum

Bodø, Nordland

★★★★★ 4.6 (626 reviews)

Forget the hushed halls of typical museums; this place feels more like stepping into a local's living room, if that livi...

Narvik War Museum

Narvik War Museum

Narvik, Nordland

★★★★★ 4.5 (51,770 reviews)

It's a little-known fact that the brutal 1940 Battle of Narvik was the first time in WWII that German forces were pushed...

Rotvær Fyrstasjon

Rotvær Fyrstasjon

, Nordland

★★★★★ 4.5 (52 reviews)

Believe it or not, this entire museum was once a working lighthouse station, guiding ships through the treacherous Tjeld...

Norwegian Fishing Village Museum Å

Norwegian Fishing Village Museum Å

Honningsvåg, Nordland

★★★★★ 4.4 (4,899 reviews)

You might not expect it, but tucked away in a cluster of old fishing cabins in Å—yes, that's the whole name, just the le...

Lofoten Stockfish Museum in Å

Lofoten Stockfish Museum in Å

Sørvågen, Nordland

★★★★★ 4.4 (4,321 reviews)

At the very end of the E10 highway, where the Lofoten mountains plunge into the Norwegian Sea, lies the historic fishing...

Bodo War History Museum

Bodo War History Museum

Bodø, Nordland

★★★★★ 4.4 (455 reviews)

Tucked away on a quiet street in Bodø, just north of the Arctic Circle, this museum is a raw and unflinching look at a t...

Lofotr Viking Museum

Lofotr Viking Museum

, Nordland

★★★★★ 4.3 (36,949 reviews)

You won't believe this, but the entire museum is built around the actual excavated foundation of the largest Viking long...

Helgeland Museum, avdeling Lurøy. Grønsvik Kystfort

Helgeland Museum, avdeling Lurøy. Grønsvik Kystfort

, Nordland

★★★★★ 4.3 (3,285 reviews)

It's a strange and beautiful paradox: a place built for war has become a sanctuary of profound peace. Perched on the roc...

Lofotmuseet

Lofotmuseet

Kabelvåg, Nordland

★★★★★ 4.3 (3,274 reviews)

Perched on the edge of the water in Kabelvåg, the Lofotmuseet feels less like a museum and more like stepping directly i...

Knut Hamsun Centre

Knut Hamsun Centre

Oppeid, Nordland

★★★★★ 4.3 (3,244 reviews)

I finally made it to the Knut Hamsun Centre up in Hamarøy, a place that's as much about the man's turbulent spirit as hi...