We did most of our sight-seeing in Oslo on foot, as I think is the norm. A car there is more of a hindrance than a help, as local public transportation will get you pretty much everywhere you need and is reasonably priced. Check out the 24-hour "Oslo Pass" which allows you to use every thing from the Metro to water taxis for free. If you approach Oslo this way, I doubt you will need to look for parking.

We sent five days in Oslo, and the Oslo pass was not worth it for us, as we rarely used public transport (Oslo is a very walkable city) and the price of the pass exceeded the entry to all the museums we went to. And we went to many. The Nobel Peace Center is not crowded. You can buy your ticket at the door and will not have to wait. When we visited, a big school group was checking in ahead of us and even then we only waited less than five minutes.

I feel that the nobel peace museum is a very important place to visit. The other awards are nice but the prize for attempting to bring Peace between people must be considered as the most important. Its a most humbling experience, at times difficult and not particular uplifting as you hear about what certain faction will do to their neighbours. AS mentioned in my review June 17, my wife became so overwhelmed at some of the heartbreaking video stories of the children's lives - we had to leave. If nothing else the visit to the center in Stockholm is far more uplifting - but after Oslo seems pretty but almost irrelevant.

Opening Hours They divide the year in winter and summer season for opening hours: Summer season (from 16 May–31 Aug): Monday to Sunday 10–18. Winter season (1 Sep–15 May): Tuesday to Sunday 10–18. Closed days: 9 Dec, 10 Dec (between 10–12.30 and 14.30–18) and 11 Dec. During Christmas, they are closed on 24, 25 and 31 Dec. They are open on Mondays in the Norwegian school holidays during winter, Easter and fall. Tickets Adult: 100 NOK Student/Senior: 65 NOK Family ticket: 180 NOK Children under 16: Free Sponsors: Free Groups over 10 persons Adult: 75 NOK Student/Senior: 45 NOK Don't know about the distance from port, its just near to the sea.