Drammen Things to Do

Bragernes Market is the largest in Norway and also Drammen's “front parlour”. The square market was laid out in 1866 when a fire had reduced 388 buildings to ashes. There are some shopping facilities round the square and several restaurants. From the city bridge, you have a fine view of Drammen's well-known townscape including the market square, the tower buildings and the magnificent Bragernes Church from 1871.

Spiraltoppen is THE moust visited touristattraction in Drammen. Here you can "walk trough the time" from the year 1700 and up to 1950. Walking here just before it gets dark is a marvellous experiense.

Spiraltoppen is the name of the area at the top of the Spiralen. It offeres a marvellous view of the city, the river, the fjord and the mountainous areas of Kongsberg and Numedal. You can also find a Cocherill cannon from 1904.

You must drive up the Spiral and see the fantastic view over Drammen and the Eikerbygdene.
You also must see the museumpart 10 min.walk from the parking up there.They have rebilded a tiny part of Numedal, a little place off the beaten path
Then you ought to take a boat trip up the river and see the town from that angel.
There is also a nice museum on the Stroemsoe side.

Up at Konnerud there are some old caves Konnerudgruvene),that you should visit.
Gulskogen gaard is also worth visiting.It is a lovely park there too.

Blaafarveverket in Modum (Buskerud) is a cultural heritage centre located at a former cobalt mine, which was in operation between 1773 and 1893 and was for a while the worlds leading supplier of cobalt blue to the glass and porcelain industry. The mines are open to visitors. There is an art gallery and collections displaying cobalt pigmented glass and china. Also, there is a farm with animals.

Inspect the beautiful architecture of this 1870s building. The theatre burned down in 1993, but was soon reconstructed. The rebuilding work was so flawless that it won the Europa Nostra award in 1997.

In Drammen underneath Norways longest bridge the Drammensbrua (E18) lies Betongparken. That is a new skateboard park built in concrete. The park is clean and it has a lot of benches where you can sit and watch or simply take a break.

One of the most beautiful old buildings that you can find in Drammen is the Old Stock Exchange. Today it is a McDonald, but inside you can imagine how beautiful it was in the past.