Ekebergparken: The OTHER Oslo Sculpture Park

While I may not have enjoyed Oslo, I wasn’t about to sulk my days away in my hostel (where my dorm mates had really weird habits. One would sleep all afternoon and then leave a 9pm and one would stay in bed watching TV on her iPad for hours and hours). One of the biggest attractions in Oslo is the Vigeland Sculpture Park, but to be honest, I wasn’t too keen on going. I don’t know if it was because all travel bloggers seem to visit it or because I had seen pictures and wasn’t really impressed. Either way, I wasn’t interested in going.

But then I found out that Oslo has another sculpture park (they’re really really into art in Oslo. Especially sculpture) and I decided to trek out there. It turned out to be one of my favorite parts of my Oslo trip.

The Ekebergparken Sculpture Park is something else. So quiet that you feel transported far from the city of Oslo, with art from dozens of different artists, it was surprising at every corner. You can even stand in the spot where Edvard Munch was supposedly inspired with the image of The Scream – and you’re encouraged to scream!

If you’re headed to Oslo, I encourage you to spend a couple hours wandering through the Ekebergparken Park. I couldn’t see everything but here are some of my favorite Ekebergparken sculptures.