Little Norway
Little Norway was a living museum of a Norwegian village located in Blue Mounds, Wisconsin. Little Norway consisted of a fully restored farm dating to the mid-19th century.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Richie Diesterheft, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: living museum
- Also known as: “Little Norway, Wisconsin” and “Nissedahle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cave of the Mounds and Tyrol Basin.
Cave of the Mounds
Cave
Photo: Caves Rock, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cave of the Mounds, a natural limestone cave located near Blue Mounds, Wisconsin, United States, is named for two nearby hills called the Blue Mounds. It is located in the southern slope of the east hill. Cave of the Mounds is situated 1½ miles southwest of Little Norway.
Tyrol Basin
Sports venue
Tyrol Basin is a ski and snowboard area located in the town of Vermont, Wisconsin, near Mount Horeb, Wisconsin. It has runs at beginner, intermediate, advanced and expert level. Tyrol Basin is situated 1¼ miles north of Little Norway.
Brigham County Park
Nature reserve
Photo: TheCatalyst31, CC0.
Brigham County Park is a county park located in western Dane County, Wisconsin near the village of Blue Mounds. The park encompasses 232 acres and includes 25 campsites.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blue Mounds and Mount Horeb.
Blue Mounds
Village
Photo: Bbaillod, Public domain.
Blue Mounds is a village in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2020 census, the village had a population of 950. The village is adjacent to the Town of Blue Mounds, and is part of the Madison metropolitan area. Blue Mounds is situated 2 miles west of Little Norway.
Mount Horeb
Town
Photo: Jaknelaps, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Horeb is a village in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 7,754 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Madison metropolitan area. Mount Horeb is situated 3 miles southeast of Little Norway.
Barneveld
Village
Photo: Ylem, Public domain.
Barneveld is a village in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,331 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community was named after John of Barneveld of the Netherlands. Barneveld is situated 5 miles west of Little Norway.
Little Norway
- Categories: living museum and tourism
- Location: Blue Mounds, Dane, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.02709° or 43° 1′ 38″ northLongitude
-89.79006° or 89° 47′ 24″ westElevation
1,004 feet (306 metres)Open location code
86MG26G5+RXOpenStreetMap ID
node 153662910OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Swedish—“Little Norway” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Little Norway”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Little Norway”
- Norwegian: “Little Norway”
- Swedish: “Little Norway, Wisconsin”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Little Norway”. Photo: Richie Diesterheft, CC BY 2.0.