Skien:
Skienis a city and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Skien. Skien is also the administrative center of Telemark county.
Telemark Museum is located in Skien. Skien was the birthplace of the author and playwright Henrik Ibsen. At Venstøp in Skien, you can find the Venstøp Farm, established as the Ibsen Museum in 1958.
There are no local amusement parks in Skien. Lekeland was a small amusement park for children just outside the town, but it closed in 2008. Every year there is a travelling carnival with rides and merry-go-arounds for a week, in "Stevneplassen".
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