Welcome to my Oslo travel guide!
This isn't an official or sponsored guide. It's just my version of what I think it's worth seeing in Oslo and that I recommend to people who don't have a lot of time in the city. Before planning a visit to Oslo, there are important things to keep in mind:
1. As of 2020, Norway is the fourth most expensive country in the world.
2. Oslo is the most expensive city in Norway and the most expensive for traveling (at least according to Trip Advisor).
3. Be prepared to pay a lot for things that you might not be used to pay a lot for, like food.
You can get almost anywhere in Oslo by public transport. The cheapest option is the weekly pass that costs 323kr and you can buy at any convenience store (Narvessen, Deli de Luca, etc). You can find prices and discounts on ruter.no, but if you're visiting for less than 7 days, most discounts don't apply.
If you REALLY are on a budget, I recommend you:
a)go to another city.
b)bring your own food, like bread or cookies, so you can save a lot.
You have been warned! (I don't set the price on things, so there's no use in complaining about it to me). If you still want to come to the city, these are the places I recommend. The names of the museums have links to prices and schedules.
1. As of 2020, Norway is the fourth most expensive country in the world.
2. Oslo is the most expensive city in Norway and the most expensive for traveling (at least according to Trip Advisor).
3. Be prepared to pay a lot for things that you might not be used to pay a lot for, like food.
You can get almost anywhere in Oslo by public transport. The cheapest option is the weekly pass that costs 323kr and you can buy at any convenience store (Narvessen, Deli de Luca, etc). You can find prices and discounts on ruter.no, but if you're visiting for less than 7 days, most discounts don't apply.
If you REALLY are on a budget, I recommend you:
a)go to another city.
b)bring your own food, like bread or cookies, so you can save a lot.
You have been warned! (I don't set the price on things, so there's no use in complaining about it to me). If you still want to come to the city, these are the places I recommend. The names of the museums have links to prices and schedules.
VIGELANDSPARKENVigelandsparken is the largest sculpture park in the world by one artist. It took Gustav Vigeland 35 years to complete. There are over 200 bronze sculptures and 20 or so made of granite, including The Monolith, which is 17m high and composed of 121 intertwined bodies.
There's free entrance and it's open 24/7 (in leap years, it's open 366 days!). You can reach it by tram 12 or bus 20. The stop is called: Vigelandsparken. You can also walk from Majorstuen metro station; two blocks to the right of the station. 
BYGDØY MUSEUMS
Here you can find the Fram (the first ship to complete explorations in both poles), the maritime museum, the Kon-Tiki museum, which comes with its own Easter Island tiki outside the building given by the Chilean government, the viking ship museum and the people's museum (Folkemuseet).
Take bus 30 to Bygdøynes to get here. You can't take the wrong one, because it's the only one that goes there. Stops have pretty obvious names like Vikinskipene y Folkemuseet. The stop for the Fram and Kon-Tiki is Bygdøynes; you can clearly see them from the bus. Each has its own price and schedule, so it's best to check each website. If you're into ships and polar explorations, these museums are worthy despite the price. If you're not, the area is worth visiting because the views are pretty and the buildings are nice. If you enter the museum shops at the viking ship, Fram & Kon-tiki, you can see the whole thing without paying (don't tell anyone I told you how to NOT pay for things... but go check them out!) 
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