Lillehammer is situated in Oppland county of
southern Norway. It became famous after hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. The
city offers a few tourist attractions including Storgata shopping area.
Maihaugen open-air folk museum is the largest one in
Norway with 185 buildings, including Garmo stave church built around 1150. It
is centrally located in Lillehammer. From 5 or 6pm until 9pm the gate to the
museum is still opened and you can see it for free.
The Norwegian Olympic Museum is the only museum in
Northern Europe that shows whole the Olympic history from the ancient times and
up to today, including all Summer- and Wintergames. The museum also houses the
Norwegian Sports Hall of Fame and a special section about the Lillehammer ’94 Olympic
Wintergames. The Museum is located in the indoor museum at Maihaugen.
