What an impressive museum and worth the journey outside the city to experience it. Starting with…read morehistory dating back to the late 1800, the ski jump has hosted numerous top level competitions, both at the world and Olympic level. The history of skiing is well addressed within these walls. From the first skies to the various styles of skies today, it was quite the collection. It takes about an 45 to get up the mountain via a train ride + 15 minute walk. The museum is deserving of a 2 hour stay at it has tons of information, interactive exhibits, and you'll want to spend some time at the top of the ski jump/observation deck. You can even walk around the lower part of the stadium (not within the museum). The building itself is impressive and has a beautiful design. What a cool experience! Highly recommend if you have any interest in skiing, Olympics, stadiums, sports, or the like.

Do you like Ski jumping? If you do, then you must visit Holmenkollen near Oslo, Norway! I am not…read morea skier, but did not stop me from enjoying the place. It is located high above Oslo, and it is considered the cradle of ski jumping. It was the site of the 1952 Olympic Ski Jumping competition. Well, that is about all the history I know regarding Holmenkollen. Our friends did not take us to the museum. I can tell you the ski jump looks quite impressive (even with no snow) up close in person. I can picture the ski jumpers now....