Taking the Kids: To the City in Norway That Inspired Frozen

With its colorful buildings, wharf, and surrounding mountains, Bergen was a major inspiration for the fictional kingdom of Arendelle in Disney’s “Frozen.”
Taking the Kids: To the City in Norway That Inspired Frozen
Bergen is a hub for marine industries, marine science research and a major landing point for North Sea oil and gas, as well as tourism as it is the gateway to the fjords for travelers. Olena Tur/Shutterstock
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There are houses of all styles, train stations, castles, farms, cable cars, and soccer fields.

Welcome to Bergen, Norway—in miniature, except there is an Eiffel Tower and the London Tower Bridge, too.

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