Next to the Kon Tiki Museum is the Polarship Fram Museum. This was voted best museum in Norway by TripAdvisor. There are extensive exhibits and you can easily spend 2-3 hours here.
Admission is NOK100 or free with the Oslo Pass. Start your visit with a 10-minute video on polar history. Put on the headphones and turn the knob to your desired language.
The Fram is the strongest wooden ship ever built and holds the record for sailing the furthest north and furthest south. It was specifically built for polar research. Nansen used it from 1893-1896 and came close to reaching the North Pole. Sverdrup used it from 1898-1902 to explore the Canadian Arctic archipelago. Amundsen used it from 1910-1912 to reach the South Pole.
You can board the ship and tour the interior. Don't miss the Northern Lights exhibit from the deck of the Fram every 20 minutes.
There is a polar simulator in the museum where you can walk through a recreation of life in the cold sailings.
The museum also displays the Gjoa The Gjoa was the first ship to navigate the entire Northwest Passage. This was done by Amundsen and 6 companions in 1903-1906.
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