He did something that seems almost inconceivable in hindsight. He constructed a raft called the Kon-Tiki, which was made of balsa wood. You might not be interested in going from one side of a stream to another like that, but Heyerdahl had bigger goals. He rode it from Peru to Polynesia in 1947. That's rather preposterous. Yet he had the foresight to photograph the experience. The result was made into an award-winning documentary.
Heyerdahl went on other journeys as well, exploring the world to promote care for the environment and world peace. The museum first was opened in 1949 to hold the Kon-Tiki, and it has become bigger to hold the Ra II. Thor took that one from North Africa to the Caribbean.
This is located right next door to the Fram Museum, so it's an easy double-header.
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