Museum Visits in Tromsø: 3 That Earn the Trip North

1.Troll Museum Entry Ticket with AR Media Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 359 reviews · 90 days · from $21Our pick

At Tromsø’s Troll Museum, you’ll use a tablet to bring troll displays to life through augmented reality. Follow the Road of Trolls, explore Viking ideas about the universe, read Norwegian fairy tales, and visit the Home of the Sea Troll. Audio guides, games, and a children’s quiz make this a flexible one-hour indoor stop.

“could be more to do with the AR that was interactive”

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2.Full Steam Museum Entrance

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 43 reviews · 1 day · from $18Best value

Visit Full Steam Tromsø, the world’s northernmost coastal museum, for Sea Sami culture, Aurora photographs by Ole Salomonsen, Truls Iversen, and Per Ivar Somby, plus Arctic maritime history. The self-guided visit uses Norwegian displays with an English translation booklet. Restaurant, café, and optional guided tours are available.

“Since aNorway and Tromso are surrounded mankly by the fishing industry, this museum explains from the beginning, how the foshing trade started from the past times and how it has evolved through out the years. This museum shows also the importance of the fishing industry, the old way of fishing and today's way of fishing. It has drastically change a lot. It also dedicates a while floor for Sami's people and culture, also for old trades and the tools that they used to use for tradesman. Not to be missed!!!”

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3.Full steam museum – Guided Sami Culture escursion

★★★★★★★★★★3.6 · 8 reviews · 1 min · from $40

At Full Steam Tromsø, a Sami guide in traditional kofte introduces you to Sea Sami life, fishing, artifacts, clothing, and joik music. Your $40 ticket also covers the Northern Lights and Seafarer exhibitions. The tour is listed as one minute, so check the start time and allow extra time for the museum galleries, restaurant, or bar.

“We waren 10 minuten voor deze activiteit aanwezig maar onze gids was nergens te zien en er was ook niemand aanwezig om ons te helpen. We hebben nog 20 minuten gewacht en zijn dan vervolgens naar het restaurant geweest om te vragen als zij ons konden helpen. Een vriendelijk meisje van de bar heeft toen voor ons gebeld en na enkele telefoontjes bleek dat er een misverstand was en dat de gids niet zou komen. We kregen wel ons geld terug maar door het koers verschil verloren we nog 8 euro. Een enorme ontgoocheling en dus zeker geen aanrader. We hadden de indruk dat deze uitstap al maanden niet meer…”

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