Holmenkollen Ski Museum — Attraction in Oslo

Ok, where to begin. Holmenkollen as a place might be an awesome place for any ski enthusiast or athlete. I went there with two friends to look at the view and try the zipline. We looked up the place and saw it opened 9. We were there at 9:20 (it took a while to walk from the subway station) cause we only had a weekend and wanted to see as much of Oslo as possible. When we asked the girl at the museum (you enter through the museum) she tell us it opens at 12:00. Ehm ok we say, so we go to the cafe, only they dont open until 10.00. We take a stroll around and come back at 10. A very rude young Norwegian girl signals at the sign, we are 2min early. There is not so much to chose from but we all take a salamon baguette. I ask if they are freshly made in which the girl replies, yes. (To make a long story short, they were NOT fresh) Their bathrooms were not clean, and while we sit there we see people use the zipline... So we went back and ask about this, and you can go before 12, IF you pay an additional 500 in a reservation fee. If we had known that from the start we might taken the deal. This girl dont seem to care much either, shes also quite young. The museum is ok, but it is not something I'd recommend unless you have a big interest in skiing. There is a long waiting line to go up to the tower, with no or little info about the place prices or bathrooms until you come up. While we wait there for 50min, they dont have a single person who uses the zipline, causing a long line to build up, not very smart. To sum it up, bad food, rude personnel and a very un efficient system. But a great view. If you go here, be sure you have time to kill and bring...

The Norwegian Ski Museum... well it's one of the real reasons Norway is a country you've heard of, isn't it? The fact that we occasionally put on perfectly fine siding panel onto our feet, and head out into sub-zero, arctic nature. It just so happen we've gotten rather good at it too, and since we're in dire need of a world-class footballer, or a mind like Elon Musk, we've settled for this. If it involves risking life and limbs by skiing down hills, cross contrysides or jumping off cliffs that weren't even there until we put them there, count us in!

The museum manages to make this craziness entertaining, and somehow manages to be informative, which is saying something, since even us natives have no clue we we keep in doing this - we've just been told we were born with it...

It is probably also worth mentioning that the only way up to the top of that somewhat dominating building right next to/over the museum, is through the actual museum. Don't worry, we won't charge you extra, but it is a VERY long que to ride a VERY small elevator, so if you're flirting with claustrophobia, sit this one out. Same goes for anyone with even a touch of vertigo... The view on top? Norway's finest, unless you wanna go mountain climbing (beware of the trolls If you do!)

You should exit through the gift shop, as it actually is rather good, and you're a tourist and that's what you're supposed to do! Once you're done, head up further up the same road you came on, to what's called Frognerseteren (don't event try to say that one out loud), and see the part of the same view for free, this time while...

HE HOLMENKOLLEN SKI JUMP TOWERS over the city of Oslo, and has played a vital part to the local community for around 120 years. The first ski jumping competition took place at this site in 1892, with 12,000 onlookers. In the early years of competition the jump was much more simple than nowadays, being composed of a natural hill with a takeoff ramp made from snow and tree branches.

Gradually, the jump was developed, growing taller through the years. The first major event to take place at the jump was the 1952 Winter Olympics, at which point the height of the tower truly took off. It was further updated following an architectural competition in 2011, and the tower is much unchanged since the winner’s construction was manufactured.

The ski jump has a viewing platform with phenomenal views across the surrounding area. It also houses the world’s oldest ski museum, with interesting artifacts on winter sports and polar exploration. One of the most interesting exhibits contains scale models of the jump—so interesting to see how much it has grown over the years. Unless you are an experienced ski jumper, you won’t be able to use the jump for its intended purpose. However, when you see it in the flesh you will realize how brave you would need to...