It is a little maritime town set among many small islands (Skjaergard). There is a harbor, a long pedestrian shopping street, a small market square, a church, and a museum dedicated to the early life of Henrik Ibsen, who served as an apprentice to Grimstad's local pharmacist Reimann, from 1844 to 1847, before leaving Grimstad in 1850. Ibsen's intimate knowledge of the local people and surroundings can be seen in his poem Terje Vigen.

Grimstad is home to Drottningborg, a private Lutheran boarding preparatory school. It is also the location of the Bibelskolen in Grimstad (BiG), a private Lutheran bible school. The University of Agder has its faculty of engineering seated here. A student dorm called "Grøm" is also in Grimstad.

Grimstad is a coastal municipality in Aust-Agder county bordering on the Skagerrak. The municipality is bordered by Arendal in the east, Froland and Birkenes in the north, and Lillesand in the west. The lake Syndle is found in the municipality.

Wikipedia articles for Grimstad

• Grimstad
• Roresanden
• Prestegårdskogen
• Landvik
• Fjære
• Nord-Varanger
• Rønnes
• Fjæreheia
• Molland
• Tjore
• Rore
• Vik
• Syndle