Attractions

The Whale Centre

Exhibition of whales and whale research
Slides show. Daily guided tours. Souvenir shop and cafe. At the Whale Centre you can also join the "The Royal International Whale Safari Club" - providing you with a lasting memory from your visit to Andenes, while at the same time
helping to support whale research.

Season: 25/5- 15/9
Openinghours:
25/5-15/6 og 16/8-15/9:
08:30.-16:00
16/6-15/8: 08:30.-19.00

Photo:Hvalsafari AS

HISNAKUL

An impressive and exciting natural history centre illustrating the meeting of Man and Nature in a North Norwegian coastal environment, in Andøya, where you can learn more about seabirds, the Northern Lights, the countryside, the fisheries and the local cultural history. Internet café.

Season: 01/01-31/12
Openinghours: 10-18

The Northern Light Centre

Science centre which has the northern light in focus. There are exhibitions and models that indicate the secrets of the northern light, the physics of the atmosphere and the activity at Andøya Rocketrange.

The northern light exhibition is produced by The Norwegian Technical museum and Andøya Rocketrange.

Season: 20/6-15/8
Openinghours: 12-14

Polar museum

Local hunting and fisheries museum with special emphasis on the hunter Hilmar Nøis’ winter expeditions to Spitzbergen.

Season: 25/6-15/8

Andenes Fyr

Andenes Lighthouse was opened in 1859 and is
still in use, although it has now been automated.
The lighthouse is 40 metres tall and has
an inside staircase with 148 steps. You are welcome to visit the lighthouse, and diplomas will
be awarded to those reaching the top.

Location: Andenes town centre.

Season: 15/6-30/8

Bølgeblikk gallery

Run by Dutch artist.

Studio, exhibition and sale of art and applied
art. Jewellery, paintings, sculptures.

Openinghours: June 1 to August 20: Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.. Aug. 21 to May 31, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Location:  Risøyhamn, vis-à-vis the Coastal Express docks

Atelier Nøss

Visit the family Tollefsen's atelier on the west side of Andøya, in the village Nøss.

Opening hours: 3.juli - 8.august   Tuesday - Sunday  12-17

Bleikstranda

With a length of 2.5 kilometres, Bleikstranda is probably Norway’s longest sandy beach. A popular
destination for outings in all kinds of weather.

Bukkekirka

Dverberg Kirke

Octagonal and distinctive.

Electrical Transformer sheds

become art....

Five grey transformer sheds are transformed into art in Vesterålen. You can find them in Risøyhamn (Andøy), Vinjesjøen (Bø), Stokmarknes (Hadsel), the centerof Sortland and Myre (Øksnes).

The picture to the right shows the transformer in Andøy made by Siri Tollefsen.

Andøymuseet (Bygdetunet)

Local village museum in Risøyhamn. For detailsof opening times, contact the Polar Museum.