Stein School is a unique and colourful school adorned by well-known Norwegian artists such as Reidar Aulie, Dagfinn Werenskiold, Henrik Sørensen and many more. In the 1930s, they transformed the school’s interior into an imaginative and colourful frame for teaching.
Headmaster Erling Elverhøy and Ingeborg Refling Hagen were the driving forces behind the works of art, words and poems decorating walls, doors, staircases and other surfaces. The school was in regular use from 1912 to 1972, and goes by the name "The Fairytale School".
Next to Stein School is the "old school" from 1852, which was in use until 1912.
The schooll is onlyt open during the summertime.
Welcome to the café at Stein School
In our lovely and rustic café, which used to be and old barn, we serve homemade cakes and scones, freshly made waffles and brewed coffee, ice cream and other treats.
We also exhibit art in our café building, as well as the opportunity to buy unique pieces of jewellery and quotes from Stein School.
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Welcome to Drøbak Aquarium
Drøbak Aquarium gives you an up-close look at the rich wildlife of the Oslofjord. Inside the aquarium, you’ll find 50 aquariums, 2 large tanks, and a touch pool with various types of sea creatures.
The aquarium showcases many exciting species. Among others, you’ll get up close to the fearsome grin of Hugo the wolffish. You'll find everything from adorable scallops to ghostly tadpole cods. Some of the tanks even have sharks! We also display various echinoderms and starfish in their dazzling colors.
In June 2025, Drøbak Aquarium will also open a brand-new freshwater section.
Read more about Drøbak Aquarium here.
Join us for feeding time every Monday and Thursday at 12:00
Drøbak Aquarium feeds the large tank every week, on Mondays and Thursdays at 12:00. Don’t miss it!
Opening hours:
May 1 – September 1, 2025
Monday – Sunday: 10:00 AM – 6:30 PM
September 1 – May 1, 2025
Monday – Sunday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Prices:
Adults: NOK 120
Children: NOK 60
Children under 4 years: Free
Companions: Free
For group visits and guided tours, please contact us by email: hugo@drobakakvarium.no
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Welcome to the Asker Libraries
The Asker libraries are vibrant meeting places for culture and knowledge and are located at Tofte, Midtbygda, Slemmestad, Heggedal and Asker centre. At the library, you are free to borrow books, art and equipment, read newspapers and magazines, study, make use of our computers and spend time with friends and family. We host events and activities for young and old several times a week.
Opening hours, program and services at: www.askerbibliotekene.no
Magnor Glassworks is one of Norway's best-known glassworks
The glassworks has existed for over 120 years, and still produces all its products by hand. Here you can find works by a number of designers and artisans, experience concerts, visit the factory outlet and blow your own glass.
Magnor Glassworks was founded as early as 1896 in the deep border forests on the Norwegian side, Magnor, just 3 km from the Swedish border (and 12 miles from Oslo). The large forests were to provide fuel for the heat-sucking smelting furnaces. Several generations of skilled designers and glass workers have shaped Magnor Glassverk's history. More than 120 years of tradition and experience in handmade glass have come in handy and provided valuable knowledge and experience.
Development does not stand still even as the years pass, but much remains the same when molten sand is magically transformed into sparkling glass.
Tours
The tour starts with history and facts. Then further into glass production to see what we make today, we also follow the glass's cooling and grinding process. There are also options for dining.
Prices:
• Tour approx. 40 min. incl. coffee and waffle, NOK 150 per person
• Tour approx. 40 minutes, NOK 100 per person
Discounted items in the Factory outlet
In "Glasshytta" (the glass cabin), you will find Magnor Glasswork's own factory outlet with a large selection of products! Here you will find great gifts for all occasions, tastefully displayed in bright and pleasant premises. In addition to our entire range in crystal, we also produce our own items that are only sold at Magnor.
In the Factory Sale, you can buy our goods with a 30 – 70% discount on the recommended retail price. This discount applies to the assortment that is second sorting or same sort, this means goods that may have small defects such as air bubbles or the like.
Here you can also buy products that cannot be found elsewhere, these are often products where blowers and designers have tested their new ideas.
Follo Museum is an open-air museum with old buildings from Frogn, Ås, Vestby and Nesodden. The museum has a large collection of artifacts, a café with a museum shop and chickens, rabbits and sheep in the summer. The museum also has premises for rent.
The café is open on weekends in the winter months, as well as during the autumn, Easter and winter holidays. During the summer season, the café is open Tuesday-Sunday. The café serves waffles, cakes, soft drinks, cocoa and coffee. In the museum shop you will find a little bit of local crafts, as well as exciting local history.
Guided tours are offered by appointment all year round. The tour visits several of the museum's historic buildings: the Korsegården train station, the Old Holstad School, the farmhouse at Børsum and the Boys' Home. The audience will see various historical interiors, the development of artifacts and how people in Follo have lived throughout history. Our audio guide is available 24 hours a day.
The museum has a packed annual schedule, keep an eye on the calendar to keep up with what events and experiences they offer.
Welcome to Follo Museum!
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Also enjoy a coffee and snack overlooking the fjord.
The Oslofjord Museum is located right by the fjord in the trading place Vollen, Asker. Here are nice little intimate shops, cafes and galleries. The coastal path goes right past the museum, and there are beaches nearby.
Welcome to the Oslofjord Museum in Vollen
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Visit this unique collection of close to 40 historic aircrafts ranging from Norway’s first of 1912 vintage to jet fighters that flew at more than twice the speed of sound.
The museum, located at south-west Gardermoen, unravels the fascinating story of Norwegian military airpower in times of peace and war.
Experience the pioneering era, dramatic years of war, the tension of the Cold War and a technical progress without parallel. Also to be seen are theme displays entertaining and educational to all age groups.
In between you can relax in the museum’s café or visit the gift shop. There is also a separate play area for children. And why not try out the cockpit of a real jet fighter for that experience so seldom available to other than ‘the chosen few’?
For opening hours and more information see www.flysam.no
Ample free parking. Welcome!
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Experience the large and changing exhibition of classic cars such as Lamborghini and Mustang, Northern Europe's largest exhibition of Vespa scooters from the 1940s to today's models and a 20-something model airplane, a 70-metre long model railway and a glider simulator where visitors can try themselves as pilots.
Children are very welcome here, many find it particularly fun to drive an electric train. We have three train sets that can be run at the same time.
Kultur på Hjul consists of several museums under the same roof:
Fornebu Bilmuseum
Det Norske Vespa Scooter Museum
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There have been mills here since the 17th century, while today's mill was ready in 1909 after the old one burned down. In 1919, the mill was modernized and a separate power station with electricity supply was established. This ensured electricity for the farm under which the mill is located, as well as 20 other subscribers in the neighbourhood.
It is stated that the mill ground 296 tonnes of rye, wheat, barley and oats.
During the Second World War, grain was ground at night without the Germans knowing about it. A watch was then kept around the area to scout for suspicious vehicles.
The mill was in operation until the 1980s. After this, it became part of Ne's collections in the museum, before it passed into private hands again. These now want to display the mill for public viewing again.
The stable, which is connected to the mill, was repaired in 2019, and stands today as it was when it was new, and the horses needed a place to rest.
The Møller house is in original condition, and is used today as a summer residence.
We are continuously working to create new designs and products.
Together with some of the most skilled and exciting designers and craftsmen in Norway today, we create magic!
More information see www.magnor.no
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