Museums
Karmøy boasts four museums that relate its history through the past few centuries. The Mælandsgården museum is located in Skudeneshavn Old Town, and tells the saga of the town that grew from the herring fisheries. Åkrehamn Coastal Museum and Karmøy Fishery Museum tell the story about the coastal culture and of the fisheries that were so important to Karmøy. Visnes is the home of the largest copper mine in Norway, which among other things delivered copper for the construction of the Statue of Liberty in New York. Nordvegen History Centre presents Norway's history through 3,500 years.
