If you have seen the TV series Lilyhammer, you might want to stop by Brenneriet 1847 in the town centre. This is where they filmed the exterior of the Flamingo Bar - the nightclub that New York mobster Frank Tagliano opens after arriving in witness protection.
The series ran from 2012 to 2014 and has an interesting place in television history. It was Netflix's very first original series - before House of Cards, before Orange Is the New Black. When it premiered, Steven Van Zandt had to explain to journalists what Netflix actually was.
The premise is simple: a mobster testifies against his boss and gets to choose where to hide. He picks Lillehammer because he remembers watching the 1994 Winter Olympics on television and thought it looked peaceful. What follows is a fish-out-of-water comedy about mafia methods meeting Norwegian bureaucracy and political correctness.
Nearly a million Norwegians watched the first episode - one fifth of the entire population. The show was filmed entirely on location, using real buildings and hundreds of local extras. For one scene in season two, locals even competed in reindeer racing alongside the actors.
The first two seasons are genuinely funny. The satire of Norwegian culture works because it comes from Norwegian writers who knew exactly what buttons to push. Unfortunately, by season three the show had run out of ideas and became increasingly absurd - subplots in Rio de Janeiro, Islamic terrorism, reindeer insurance fraud. It was cancelled in 2015.
Bruce Springsteen has a cameo in the final episode, playing Frank's brother who runs a mortuary. Van Zandt is the guitarist in Springsteen's E Street Band, so that was a nice touch.
The bar itself is still operating. Fans do make pilgrimages here to take photos outside. The pub next door, Nikkers, has a picture of Van Zandt on the wall.