Norway's sightseeing rewards concentration in a few institutions of genuine international standing. The new national museum holds the world-famous expressionist paintings at human scale — one of the most satisfying curatorial decisions in Scandinavian museology. The Viking burial ships, the best-preserved Viking vessels in existence, carry the country's pre-Christian history in actual oak and rivets. The polar exploration vessels on the Bygdøy peninsula cover Norwegian Arctic ambition in the actual ships used. The Bryggen UNESCO wharf, the stave churches of the interior, and the rock carvings of Alta extend the sightseeing geography considerably. Blink and you'll miss it.