Hurtigruten Museum Stokmarknes

Stokmarknes, in the Vesterålen islands, is said to be where the Hurtigruten originated.

The museum, three storeys high and one of the very early boats [separate admission] are only about a couple of minutes from the current boat - but whether the entrance fee is worth while depends on how much you have been delayed getting to Stokmarknes. If the boat has a lot of loading/unloading anywhere it gets late and it always tries to leave as near time as possible so your stop can be shorter than you expect. You could be left wishing you had seen it - and you wouldn't be the first!