Situated on the Bygdøy Peninsula, the Kon-Tiki Museum contains the renowned balsawood raft, the Kon-Tiki, on which Thor Heyerdahl made his famous journey across the Pacific in 1947 to prove the theory that the first Polynesian settlers could have sailed the 4,300 miles (6,923km) between Peru and Polynesia. The museum also contains the original reed raft, Ra II, on which Heyerdahl sailed across the Atlantic in 1970. Besides the rafts there is a huge stuffed whale shark, artefacts from his expeditions and exhibits from his visits to Easter Island, and an intriguing collection of archaeological finds from Easter Island, Galapagos, East Polynesia and Peru.

Opening time

Daily except public holidays 9am to 5.30pm (June to August), 10.30am to 4pm (January to March), 10am to 5pm (April to May and September to October);

Admission

45 kr (adults), 25 kr (children). Other concessions are available

Bus

30 from the National Theatre, or ferry 91 from Pier 3 behind the City Hall to Bygdøy (summer only)

URL: http://www.kon-tiki.no

E-mail: kon-tiki@online.no