A small, quaint lake in Stavanger, Breiavatnet is surrounded by several historical and scenic attractions. A beautiful park and the Stavanger Cathedral (Norway's oldest) are found on the lake's shore.

Sølvberget Library and Cultural Center is a cultural center located in Stavanger, on a hill called Sølvberget. Since 1987, the building has been the city and region's cultural meeting place. With its 15 371 square meters, the building has been filled with many different activities. Today, the cultural center is managed and operated by the municipal enterprise Sølvberget KF. In addition, Odeon cinema, Narvesen, Renaa Xpress Sølvberget and Stavanger Library rent premises in the building.

Stavanger Cathedral is Norway's oldest cathedral and the seat of the Bishop of Stavanger who leads the Diocese of Stavanger in the Church of Norway. It is located in the centre of the city of Stavanger which lies in the southwestern part of the large Stavanger Municipality in central Rogaland county, Norway.

The Norwegian Petroleum Museum is located in Stavanger, Norway. It was designed by the architectural firm of Lunde & Løvseth Arkitekter A/S and was opened on 20 May 1999. Seen from the sea the museum looks like a small oil platform. The unusual architecture has made the museum a landmark in the Port of Stavanger.

Swords in the Mountain is a monument in the Norwegian city of Stavanger. It commemorates the Battle of Hafrsfjord in 872, as a result of which Harald Schoenhaar became Norway's first king, and is a symbol of the national unification of Norway that thus took place