Top Things to Do in Trondheim, Norway, from a Cruise Ship - Created by BoostVacations.com Staff

People have been living in the region for thousands of years as evidenced by the rock carvings in central Norway, the Nøstvet and Lihult cultures and the Corded Ware culture. In ancient times, the Kings of Norway were hailed at Øretinget in Trondheim, the place for the assembly of all free men by the mouth of the river Nidelva.

Nidaros Cathedral ( Norwegian: Nidarosdomen / Nidaros Domkirke) is a Church of Norway cathedral located in the city of Trondheim in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. Built over the burial site of Saint Olaf, the king of Norway in the 11th century, who became the patron saint of the nation.

Ringve Museum is located in the historic Ringve Farm in Trondheim. Ringve Farm was the childhood home of the Danish-Norwegian nobleman, Peter Tordenskjold. It is situated in a park on the Lade peninsula just outside Trondheim with a view over the Trondheimsfjord, the park forming botanical gardens run by NTNU (the Norwegian University of Science and Technology).

The Nidaros Cathedral West Front ( Nidarosdomens Vestfront), which includes multiple sculptures, was the final portion of the Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim, Norway that was restored. This is the cathedral's main facade and one of the most beautiful and ornate portions of the church.

Stiftsgården is the royal residence in Trondheim, Norway. It is centrally situated on the city's most important thoroughfare, Munkegaten. At 140 rooms constituting 4000 m² (43000 ft²), it is possibly the largest wooden building in Northern Europe, and it has been used by royals and their guests since 1800.

Munkholmen ( Norwegian: the monk's islet) is an islet north of Trondheim, Norway. It sits in the Trondheimsfjord about 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) northwest of the island of Brattøra and the mouth of the river Nidelva. The islet has served as a place of execution, a monastery, a fortress, prison, and a World War II anti-aircraft gun station.

Kristiansten Fortress ( Norwegian: Kristiansten Festning, historically spelled Christiansten) is located on a hill east of the city of Trondheim in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It was built after the city fire of Trondheim in 1681 to protect the city against attack from the east. Construction was finished in 1685.

The Norwegian EHR Research Centre ( Norwegian: Norsk Senter for Elektronisk Pasientjournal, NSEP) is the Norwegian research centre for electronic patient records at NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) in Trondheim.

Trondheim Science Centre is a scientific hands-on experience center which offers many activities in addition to the exhibition. Visitors can conduct experiments on the displayed models. Some of these include the Planetarium, kitchen chemistry, Experiment Club, robotlab, inventor workshops and popular lectures.

In August, the synagogues were also ordered to produce lists of Jewish individuals who were not members. The resulting lists were cross-referenced with information Nasjonal Samling had compiled previously and information from the Norwegian Central Bureau of statistics. In the end, occupying authorities in Norway had a more complete list of Jewish residents in Norway than most other countries under Nazi rule.

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology ( Norwegian: Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet i Trondheim, abbreviated NTNU Trondheim) is a public research university located in the city of Trondheim, Norway. NTNU is the second largest of the eight universities in Norway, and, as its name suggests, has the main national responsibility for higher education in engineering and technology.

Church of Our Lady of Laeken, site of the royal crypt, Brussels

Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustrimuseum er et museum i Trondheim, grunnlagt 1893. Museet har samlinger av eldre og nyere kunsthåndverk, hvorav ca. 15% er utstilt i museets lokaler i Munkegaten. Underetasjen er viet de stilhistoriske samlingene, bl.a. trønderske sølvarbeider fra 16- og 1700-tallet og norske glassarbeider fra 1700-årene.

Tyholttårnet is a 124 metre high radio tower with an observation deck at Trondheim, Norway. Tyholttårnet was built in 1985. The tower features a revolving restaurant, 80 metres up, which makes one complete revolution per hour.

Museum of Natural History and Archaeology ( Norwegian: Vitenskapsmuseet) is a department of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway with collections and displays related to natural history and cultural history. The archaeological displays show findings from the stone, bronze, iron and viking ages.

St. Olav's Shrine was the resting place of the earthly remains of St. Olav, Norway's patron saint, behind the high altar of Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim, Norway, from the mid 11th century. For nearly five centuries the shrine was of major religious value to Norway and the other Nordic countries, and also to other parts of Northern Europe.