The Norske Folkesmuseum is a vast open air folk museum based in the Bygdoy area of Oslo. The museum is explored on foot and consists of a wide variety of old buildings that you can access.

The setting is beautiful with old farm buildings and cottages with grass and flowers growing out of their roves nestled amongst pine trees, meadows and greenery. The church was ornate and beautiful, with an extremely dark interior and richly decorated altar.

Many of the buildings have scenes recreated in them and traditional furniture and utensils to give you an idea of past Norwegian living. There is an exhibition on the indigenous Sami people, and a Sami tent in which you can sit on animal skins.

The open air greenery eventually gives way to a courtyard with more modern buildings which recreate life in the 19th and 20th centuries. These are shops, offices and houses that adhere to their original set up, which contain original posters, photographs and items. Don't miss the photograph depicting when the wine ban was lifted in the 1920s!