10 Things to do Good for a Rainy Day in Bodo That You Shouldn't Miss

Newton Flight Academy opened June 18th 2016. The flight academy provides activities in exciting aviation related topics. In Newton Flight Academy we operate three full motion flight simulators, as close to real life as it can get. We offer flight simulator sessions for beginners and advanced users. In our full motion two-seater simulator you are the captain, you are in full control of the aircraft from takeoff to landing. We have highly qualified simulator instructors ready to give you and your friends or colleagues a safe and unique flying experience.

Bar, club, stage with concerts and Dj`s, backyard with table tennis and basketball, shuffleboard, art exhibitions, book bath and very nice people. Open every day from 20:00 to 03:30 Bar, klubb, scene med konserter og Dj`s, bakgard med bordtennis og basket, shuffleboard, kunstutstillinger, bokbad og veldig hyggelige mennesker. Apent hver dag fra 20:00-03:30

Experience the thrilling history of aviation up close. Did you know that aviation played a major role in shaping Norway as a nation; it has influenced our people, our landscape and our way of life. See famous and even some infamous planes, including the Spitfire, Starfighter or faithful work horses and passenger aircraft, including the Ju52 and the Twin Otter. The Norwegian Aviation Museum is among the largest aviation museums in Europe. Our collections include more than 40 aircraft and helicopters.

The Jekt Trade Museum in Bodø is a maritime and cultural historic museum. The preserved authentic vessel Jekt Anna Karoline is the centre of the exhibition. The history of Jekt Trade includes the history of trade, cultural contact, fisheries and sailing in Northern Norway. The museum includes an outdoor museum and is situated in a stunning coastal landscape in Bodøsjøen. The museum restaurant Vengen Skafferi offers tastes of history in a new nordic style. Local produce, fish and traditional recipes inspire the menu. In our museum shop, you can find travel memories and specially made gifts based on northern Norwegian crafts and history.

Bodo cathedral was completed in 1956. A 12 metre stained glass window, 10 tapestries from Nordland, and a rose window decorate the beautiful interior. The cathedral is built as a basilica in the Gothic style. It was designed by the architects Blakstad & Munthe Kaas and was one of the first churches in Norway to have a detached steeple. Free admission.

Bodø city museum, dating from 1903, is among the oldest surviving buildings in the centre of Bodø. Bodø city museum On the surface, Bodø appears to be a young town with a short history. But in reality it has a rich past. Before the Second World War Bodø was a busy little coastal town with canneries, steamship wharf, shops, offices and everything you expect to find in a town. The town boundary was just two streets behind the museum. About one thousand years ago a large hoard of silver was hidden in a rocky slope not far from the centre of Bodø. The treasure was discovered in 1919 and contained the largest ring brooch known from the Viking Age and Iron Age. The silver treasure is now available for the public in a new display. The first floor in the museum is newly rebuilt and contains changing exhibitions throughout the year.

The water park includes a number of pools of all shapes and sizes, including an exercise pool, a diving pool with 1m, 3m and 5m diving boards, a training and therapy pool, children’s pool, wave pool, outdoor pool, 3 water chutes of which one is 85 metres long and includes light and sound effects, several fountains, caves with a current channel, water mushrooms, jacuzzis, saunas and a café offering service in wet and dry zones. The resort also includes a 600m2 outdoor sunning and play area with free sunbeds, badminton, volley ball and an outdoor pool. You can bathe as long as you like here.