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The beautiful, ungovernable Rjukan waterfall had the power, and the engineer, Sam Eyde, and the physicist, Kristian Birkeland, had the know-how.
Rjukan
North of Løveid locks in Skien, along the Telemark Canal, lies Mikaelshulen - a mountain cave set in the rockface approx. 30 meters above the water surface.
Skien
Erik Pirolt's "TRE", a 10.5 m steel wooden sculpture in Notodden, reflects local industrial history & creative power and is part of waterway stories.
Notodden
Børja Hill Fort, Siljan: Explore a historic fortress by Lake Gorningen, possibly 2,000 years old. Easily accessible trail from Damstua.
Siljan
Tinn Museum is a open air museum with houses from before the Black Death and onwards. The oldest building, a cage, was built before 1350.
Rjukan
Visit Grorud Chapel in Siljan. Unique long church built and consecrated during WWII. Discover Telemark's history and beautiful, peaceful surroundings.
Siljan
The Rjukan Railway was built by Norsk Hydro, and opened in 1909. It's a unique railway which enabled Sam Eyde to build a power station and factories.
Miland
Berg-Kragerø Museum promotes art, history, holiday life, coastal culture and export of natural ice in Kragerø - Make sure you explore our Edvard Munch exhibition.
Kragerø
Gallery Nutheim was opened in 1978. The Gallery exhibits art by local artists. Nutheim Guest House accommodates bus groups and other groups for meals and a look through the art gallery.
Flatdal
For about 1000 years Tokke has had an export industry of whetstones. For Norwegian Vikings whetstone from Eidsborg was an effective weapon for throwing as the historic sagas tell us.
Høydalsmo
Explore Porsgrunn’s unique geology! From 1 billion-year-old basement rock to traces of the Oslo Rift and Cambro-Silurian sediments. Visit the Geopark.
Porsgrunn
Folkestadbyen- The town of Folkestad.
In the 1870s, a centre for commerce and crafts started to appear in this small church village. The village received the name of “Folkestadbyen” and the towns people lived by paid work, commerce and handicraft.
Fyresdal
The medieval church Romnes is beautifully located by lake Norsjø and the Telemark Canal.
Ulefoss
Gorningen, Siljan (Geopark): Explore 10,000 years of history, from early settlement to timber floating. Central to the Gea Norvegica UNESCO Geopark.
Siljan
Skien has an exceptional geological diversity. A tour across the Skien-Gjerpendalen valley is a tour through 1500 million years of geological history.
Skien
Brekkeparken in Skien is a lovely park with beautiful flower beds, and with lots of history in the main building and the old houses from Telemark.
Skien
At Porsgrund's Porcelain Factory, you can see how porcelain painters decorate porcelain, including the world-famous straw pattern.
Porsgrunn
Discover the Bronze Age in Skien. Visit unique rock carvings at Fossum, Løberg, and Bergheim, with 2800-year-old symbols of ships and sun signs.
Skien
Visit Hardangervidda National Park Centre with award-winning wild reindeer exhibition and learn about Norway's largest national park. Great Møsvatn view.
Rjukan
Strømtangen fyr is one of three lighthouses in Kragerø and lies between Rapen and Skjørsvik. The other two lighthouses are Jomfruland and Stavseng.
Kragerø