Bodø

Norsk Luftfartsmuseum
Olav V gatan

Norsk Luftfartsmuseum, (http://www.luftfart.museum.no/). The Norwegian Aviation Museum. Located in the shopping centre area, a 20 minute walk from the city centre, you can visit a quite large museum and experience the history of aviation and highlights from the Cold War. Bodo is one of the airfields used for U-2 high-altitude recon and ozone monitoring.

Watch the midnight sun at the beautiful beach of Mjelle, 30 minutes out of town by car.

The boat that goes to Landegode also visits a number of other islands - instead of disembarking, stay on the boat and have a look at the Norwegian coastline.

Enjoy the many music festivals in the region every summer. The most renowned are Parkenfestivalen (http://www.parkenfestival...) and Nordland Musikkfestuke (http://www.nmfu.no/).

The first being a rather new popular-music festival, growing fast. Artists like Chris Cornell and Turbonegro have been there, along with major Scandinavian artists like Bo Kaspers Orkester, CC Cowboys, Dum Dum Boys and Timbuktu.

Nordland Musikkfestuke is a more 'cultural' festival, concentrating on jazz, choirs, classical, and many internationally renowned musicians.

In recent years, the alternative music scene of Bodø has flourished. Bodø Hardcore Festival, a festival that attracts basically anything in the Scandinavian alt scene, is held every late autumn, and the very experimental Nødutgangfestivalen, with a focus on Industrial and Avant-Garde, is arranged every summer. Large names that have visited are Faust, The International Noise Conspiracy, and KK Null.

Bodø Cathedral is modern with a separate bell-tower and a beautiful window.