Kristiansand Museum — Attraction in Kristiansand

I think my expectations were way too high when we, as a family, decided to go for a day out at this museum. I had no idea the museum was this small and limited. For the price of two adults and a child, you got to wander around the old buildings, and even go inside some of them. The best bit about the museum was the shed with tiny Kristiansand houses in it to make you feel like Godzilla. When we were there you could also build a toy plane, ride ponies, pet sheep, gather potatoes from a tiny field, and catch a ride with the hay wagon (led by a very stressed out and skittish horse). But queueing up for 30 minutes to gather potatoes or ride a pony didn't really excite any of us. The tickets themselves were a sticker you put on your clothes, but as the ground was littered with these stickers, you could tell it wasn't only our stickers that fell straight off. The café was quite expensive, but had a fair selection of snacks. The museum did not have good...

Absolutely loved it. I had booked this tour through Expedia and it did not disappoint me. Our guide was a lovely young lady and it was like a blast from the past. The residential quarters, the original furniture and everything else were intact and one could easily visualize how people lived at that time. We took our own time and played with the goats too. There is a little souvenir shop where I bought something to remind me of this amazing place. Every person who works there speaks fluent English and so, nothing was lost in translation. It was a really wonderful opportunity to learn about how people lived in Norway so long ago. There are washrooms there as well, so no issues with that. For smokers, you can smoke near the gift shop but not while taking the tour. Enjoy local ice cream as well that can be bought at the gift shop. Fun, fun...

The museum is an open air museum where you can visit old houses from the Kristiansand area and the Setesdal valley. Some of the houses are open so you can go inside and get a glimpse into how people lived some hundred years ago. The museum also displays a part of Kristiansand center as mini houses so you can see an entire part of town. It is interesting to go visit afterwards. A few of the old houses are still there but not many. There is a small cost cafe in the museum set up as an old cafe with staff wearing costumes. The coffee was not good but the waffles were excellent. We asked about the exhibition and the waiters went a long way to help is answer the questions....