This place is truly awesome, popped in because it looked interesting and I was very glad I did…read more After talking to the owner for a long while I learned it is no longer a just a Viking shop but also a Metal head paradise. Plenty of interesting stuff for Viking fans or metal heads to browse. Great little shop for tourists specifically and the owner was so friendly and helpful.

Part of my conference was at the Archaeological museum, so I was also able to walk around the spot…read more It's very neat and interesting to walk around. Had it not been for my event, this would not be on my list of spots to visit. I know there are a lot of museums around the city that are easy to get to, so this could be something you visit and spend a few hours in, easily.

Cool archaeological museum! We visited the Arkeologisk Museum on a Sunday afternoon, and we saw…read moreabout 20 other people during our 70 minute visit. The museum has artifacts from the end of the ice age to the medieval era, and every artifact and exhibit has descriptions in both English and Norwegian. The information is nicely presented, and they have some truly rare finds. If you are a fan of archaeology, then I would recommend the Arkeologisk Museum in Stavanger.

It was kind of hard to find this museum on Yelp because the official name is IDDIS Norsk grafisk…read moremuseum og Norsk hermetikkmuseum or, in English, IDDIS The Norwegian Printing Museum and the Norwegian Canning Museum. To be perfectly honest, I came to this museum for one reason alone, fresh sprats on Thursdays. Of course the history of printing and canning is fun. They go into real depth and there are many interesting and interactive displays. We had a great time making a rudimentary book and playing the game to match labels to sardine cans. The place is set up a bit like an actual cannery from the past and you are allowed to touch MANY of the items and machinery. I mean I turned around and saw my husband pretending the wash down the floors. He was really into the canning process. But back to those sprats... We rounded a corner and a cute older man was standing there with a metal rod of perfectly roasted sprats (little fish part of the herring family). We pulled them off the rod and ate them fresh and hot. They were so delicious, I had to stop myself from going back to get a couple hundred more. I'm so glad we ended up here on a Thursday. The other amazing part of this museum was that there was a whole list of other museums we had free or discounted entry in now because of the admission to this one. It's a great deal if you're into museums.

For a small museum that shows the local history of sardine canning, this is very well done. Nothing…read moreI have seen in Monterey, California museums gives the process of the original canning industry like this one does. There is a small gift shop that will sell sardines and associated copies of vintage ephemera. I think this would be best visited for families, when there is a tour. Why? Because there is a bit of hands on demonstration that kids could join. And because of this, I would do the visit without a tour and take your time. With children, I'd make sure to join an available tour. Takes anywhere from 45 minutes to a couple of hours if you get start watching films or join a demonstration or two.

This art museum offers traditional art (paintings) in their permanent exhibition but can surprise…read morewith cool and modern stuff in the first hall. Until 25th of May you can catch "trough the woods" by Marit Victoria Wulff Andreassen. Amazing draws about sexuality. The museum is located a bit outside the town center, next to the lake Mosvannet. The location allows people who are taking a stroll around the lake to make a pitstop for a coffee or a waffle, so the café can be full even if the museum is empty. In summer they also put café tables outside!. They also have a museums shop. It is small but sells very nice things and offers a selection of cool books!

We were absolutely not planning on coming to the Maritime Museum in Stavanger. I had only planned…read moreon visiting one museum and one museum alone, but when we bought tickets to that museum, the person working gave us a list of museums that we now had free access to (and a couple that would give us discounted tickets.) Since we were going to walk by the Maritime Museum when we headed to the harbor, we decided to stop in. It was actually a great idea and I'm glad that we came by. Walking in, there is a cafe in the front, serving coffee and other drinks and light meals. The museum we had gone to before this had a full restaurant in it as well. I like this idea of museums and food/drink. The museum is laid out like a ship. The first floor was absolutely gorgeous with it's dark wood and ship accessories. The stairs leading up the stairs are a little tight because they are modeled like ones in a ship, but there is an elevator if you need to take it. The ship kind of led to an area that was like a merchants home in the past and that also led to an old time cafe, which they actually sold food and drink from as well! It was so cute and if I hadn't just eaten, I would have absolutely have had something. It was so cute! You could also enter this cafe from the street in the back. Overall, I'd absolutely recommend this museum.