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Fram Polar Ship Museum

Bygdoynesveien 36, Oslo 286, Norway
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Ranked #5 of 203 attractions in Oslo
Type: Speciality Museums, Ships
Description: Polar ship Fram, arctic artifacts and exhibitions.
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Naples, Florida
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2013 NEW

Very informative, video's and descriptions. You can get around the entire ship inside and out. Excellent collection of significant items.

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Sacramento, California
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2013

After reading books about Nansen's Arctic and Shackelton's Antarctic expeditions this was a must see for us. It was amazing what these explorers endured. We spent almost three hours looking at all of the artifacts as well as walking through the Fram itself.

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Perth, Australia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2013

visited this museum because it was free with our Oslo card. Very glad we did, it was a very interesting story of the polar ship Flam and the first to the South Pole. Spent about 45 minutes there but would have liked to have stayed longer.

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Brussels, Belgium
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2013

Very well explained history of the polar ship Fram. You can also admire the ship and visit it. Take enough time to visit. An easy way to get there is the boat that leaves in front of the city hall or bus 30.

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Singapore, Singapore
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2013

The Fram museum is Oslo's answer to Stockholm's Vasamuseet. The entire polar ship Fram is preserved in the museum, and there are things you can do with the Fram that you can't do with the Vasa, that is getting on and into the ship. The museum looks small and jam-packed by the ship, but it is really more than meets... More

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Oslo, Norway
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2013

What do you know about the Norweigian Explorers. Here is the Place to og. The ship wich they let froze into the ice and drifted With it in Arctis is here, and you can walk around inside this ship to explore! Take the boat at the front of the City hall to Bygdoy.

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Oslo, Norway
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2013

Wandering the full-sized ship was very nice, and the many levels of exhibits about the arctic exhibitions are quite interesting. The aurora borealis simulation (best viewed from the deck of the ship) was good, but it doesn't quite live up to the museum's enthusiastic description of it. I had free entry thanks to an Oslo Pass, so if you have... More

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Malta
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2013

The Fram ship will take you back 100 years when the first sucsesfully expedition riched the North Pole... The Northen lights, even are simulated, gives you the feeling that you ARE REALLY EXPLORING THE NORTH. Its very interesting and entertaining for all ages.

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Brighton, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2013

Had a very enjoyable wander around this museum. Well worth a visit, particulalrly if you have an Oslo card and take the boat across the water!

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 May 2013

It is great to see a part of history and the life that sailors led over 100 years ago. Walking through a real ship echoed with voices of the past.

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