Visit the largest model railroad exhibition in Scandinavia! Discover an impressive model railway layout inside a vast landscape, paced with details. Beautiful sceneries, rural places and city centers. People, animals, houses and cars. All In scale 1:87. Don't miss our very own scale model of Gamlebyen – the fortified town. It's all in the details!
The 2.0 track layout is computer controlled, providing the best operation of the 30 train sets on the track. The control room is placed inside a real life sized model of a Norwegian commuter locomotive.
Roald Amundsen was born in Fredrikstad. Young Roald got a taste for adventure here, the proud sailing ships of the family shipping firm were berthed on the Glomma below his farm. He left his home "Tomta" in Fredrikstad at an early age, but always returned during holidays.
The farm is now a museum. The old “captain’s house” is one of the best preserved in the country, and contains furniture from the period and souvenirs from Amundsen’s expeditions. Our guides are ready to take you on a tour of Amundsen’s dramatic life.
His biographers claims that his interest in research and seamanship was developed here by the river Glomma. His father and uncles run a large shipping business with 17 ships, and young Roald spent all his summers here until he was fourteen.
Outer Hvaler National Park is europes first naval national park. The national park have its own visitor center in the old corn magazine. At the visitor center you'll find displays regarding the national park, and examples of natural occurrences from the national park. The visitor center also displays the skeletons of a porpoise and a dolphine, the first of which was found at Tisler in the national park, and the latter was found at Karlsøy in Skjererg. If you decide to visit the visitor center, you are bound to learn a lot about the naval nature.
The center also have their own "lilleputtsenter" in the harbour of Skjærhalden, which contains an outdoor aquarium that'll allow you too take a sneak peak at the life under ocean roof.
The visitor center has as a goal to educate and improve peoples understanding of coastal values, and also contribute to science and research as well as being a hub for everyone with a interest for nature.
The visitor center is free, and open for everyone!