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Photo: Leifern, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Some 300 Scottish mercenary soldiers on their way to Sweden in 1612 were massacred by locals after the ambush at Kringen, a few kilometers downstream from Otta village. While the Battle had limited military significance, it has since become a part of folklore in Norway. There is a monument next to the main road.
Sel kyrkje
Wooden church, 1742. Colorful, decorated interior, particularly the rich altarpiece carved in wood, copied largely from Lesja Church.
Rondane mountains was protected in 1962 as Norway's first national park. No road through the park but road 27 along the edge, access also from Høvringen at E6 north of Otta.
The Sjoa River is famous and often used for rafting, either alone in your kayak, riverboard or on large rafts together with your travel mates or colleagues. Caution: the river is treacherous and should be done only with guide and local knowledge.