Horten - Other Attractions

Other Attractions

• Marinemuseet, the Royal Norwegian Navy Museum, is the oldest existing museum of its kind in the world, founded in 1853. At the Royal Norwegian Navy Museum you can find many ships, including HNoMS Rap, the world's first torpedo boat from 1873.

• Preus Fotomuseum, The Norwegian Museum of Photography, is a unique museum located in the same building as the naval museum.

• The Naval Base - Horten has a naval base named Karljohansvern. Activity there in the recent years have been decreasing and parts of the area have now been opened to the public, including some nice beaches. Both the museum of photography and the navy museum are located close to the naval base.

• The Royal Norwegian Navy Band is a military band ranked among the best in Europe has its home base on Karljohansvern in Horten.

• Horten Bilmuseum, the classic car museum, houses a variety of classic cars ranging from 1900 to the 1970s. One of Norway's largest model railways is also on display in the museum. It is open every day during summer, Sundays only from the middle of August to the middle of June.

• Borre Golfbane is a golf course has hosted two Challenge Tour events (1994 and 1998) and was in 2005 extended to 27 holes of full length (par 72 + par 36). The first Challenge Tour event in 1994 was the first professional golf tournament on Norwegian soil. The 18-hole course runs along the beautiful lake Borrevannet and some of the holes have a spectacular view over the lake.

• Lake Borrevannet is home to a national bird sanctuary where 255 different bird species have been observed (2003 numbers). 110 species have been confirmed using the lake as their nesting place.

• L'Esprit d'Edvard Munch is the northernmost vineyard of the world, operating in Horten.

• Åsgårdstrand, in the southern part of the municipality, is a sight of its own. It's a small, white-painted ocean town that is best known for its great painters (like the afore mentioned Edvard Munch) and its beaches.