Northern Norwegian Science Center — Attraction in Tromsø

Great rainy day gateway! Awesome center, I was so pleasantly surprised to see everyone taking their shoes off before entering!. Fun, educational, hands-on, interactive, easy to understand. 90% of the exhibits are also in English. You'll need at least 3 hours to explore everything, aim for 4 hours in case it's busy and you have to wait in line. Really paint the sad and scary reality of climate change effects. Staff is friendly and helpful. Parking is free, it's further down the road (as seen in the 1st pic). Make the first right after the Science center, you're bssically coming from behind the center.. Make sure you park on the lower level where the EV charging stations are. There's an area for coats and shoes, sitting area, bathrooms and free lockers to store bags (ask for a key at reception). The Northern Light Show is a complete must! I learned so much! It's a true magical moment filmed by a Tromsø native...

You CANNOT PARK here during the week!! The spaces are reserved for staff and students ONLY and even if you pay for the parking you WILL receive a ticket do not trust the parking app as it doesn't mention that it can only be used with a parking permit. We went out of our way to try and make sure we were parked in an appropriate place l according to the app but it did not have this information and being tourists we couldn't read the signage so assumed the app knew best.

The museum itself is phenomenal with many great activities to get involved with. We had a fantastic time which ended with the show in the planetarium.

Just do yourself a favour and save a big chunk of money by taking the bus and not trying to park on weekdays. At weekend this is not an issue as the permits are not required then and you can pay normally on the app or according to a guide for free further...

We went for the Planetarium to see the Northern lights on a snowy cloudy day and ended up having a great deal of fun with the interactive exhibitions. The staff were very helpful in helping us get the cheapest tickets at the start and then getting a taxi to go back to the hotel at the end. The place is clean and bright and the interactive exhibitions have signs in both Norwegian and English. There is lots to do from literally making waves to see how electricity can be generated a climbing wall that lights up the various holds you needed to take. Really great fun for everyone, including an ageing hippy...