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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Tønsberg

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Tønsberg, Norway

Updated October 24, 2023

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The wolf in the summer months.

Tønsberg, Norway

Capitoline Wolf Statue

A statue that would be at home in Rome can instead be found in the heart of Norway's oldest city.
Two Viking-style sailing ships sit in a harbor.

Tønsberg, Norway

Vikingodden

This one-of-its-kind shipyard brings the 12th-century Viking Age back to life.
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Giant blueberries.

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Sti For Øye

Art becomes an enchanting part of the environment at this wooded sculpture park.
6 miles from Tønsberg
Bastøy Prison

Horten, Norway

Bastøy Prison

Once the scene of a young boy's home in revolt, this Norwegian island is now home to the world's first "ecological" prison.
7 miles from Tønsberg
Sandefjord Museum

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Sandefjord Museum

Europe's only museum solely dedicated to the history of whaling still has a fully-functioning whaling ship.
16 miles from Tønsberg
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