Must-see attractions in Denmark

  • Kronborg castle, Helsingor, Denmark

    Kronborg Slot

    Helsingør

    Best known as the Elsinore Castle of Shakespeare's Hamlet, this Unesco World Heritage Site is a vast Renaissance masterpiece topped by baroque green…

  • Park and Palace Frederiksborg Slot, Hillerod, Denmark
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    Frederiksborg Slot

    Zealand

    One of Denmark's most impressive buildings, this gigantic, Dutch Renaissance–styled fortress-palace rises proudly out of photogenic moat-lake Slotsø…

  • December 04, 2016: The Replicas of Viking longboats in the Viking Ship Museum of Roskilde, Denmark

    Viking Ship Museum

    Zealand

    Five original Viking ships, discovered at the bottom of Roskilde Fjord, are displayed in the main hall of this must-see museum. A short walk away, the…

  • Legoland in Billund

    Legoland

    Billund

    Mind-blowing Lego models, fun rides and the happy-family magic associated with great theme parks have transformed Legoland into Denmark’s most visited…

  • Path leading to the historic church of Jelling, Denmark.

    Jelling Kirke

    Central Jutland

    Inside this small whitewashed church, erected around 1100, are some vividly restored 12th-century frescoes; the main attractions, however, are the two…

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    Louisiana

    Zealand

    This extraordinary museum of modern and contemporary art should be high on your 'to do' list even if you're not normally a gallery-goer. Along with its…

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    Christiansborg Slot

    Copenhagen

    Christiansborg Slot is home to Folketinget (the Danish parliament), the Prime Minister's office and the Supreme Court. Visitor highlights include the…

  • Hammershus Slotsruin - the castle played an important part in the struggles and wars which found place in the middle ages in Europe.
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    Hammershus Slotsruin

    Bornholm

    The impressive ruins of Hammershus Slot, dramatically perched on top of a cliff 74m above the sea, are the largest in Scandinavia. The castle was thought…

  • Tivoli Gardens.

    Tivoli Gardens

    Copenhagen

    Dating from 1843, tasteful Tivoli wins fans with its dreamy whirl of amusement rides, twinkling pavilions, carnival games and open-air stage shows…

  • Roskilde Domkirke

    Zealand

    The crème de la crème of Danish cathedrals, this twin-spired giant was started by Bishop Absalon in 1170, but has been rebuilt and tweaked so many times…

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    Den Gamle By

    Aarhus

    The Danes’ seemingly limitless enthusiasm for dressing up and re-creating history reaches its zenith at Den Gamle By. It’s an engaging, picturesque open…

  • Detail of unicorn graffiti inside Christiania.

    Christiania

    Copenhagen

    Escape the capitalist crunch and head to Freetown Christiania, a hash-scented commune straddling the eastern side of Christianshavn. Since its…

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    Rosenborg Slot

    Copenhagen

    A 'once upon a time' combo of turrets, gables and moat, the early-17th-century Rosenborg Slot was built in Dutch Renaissance style between 1606 and 1633…

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    Moesgaard Museum

    Aarhus

    Don't miss the reinvented Moesgaard Museum, 10km south of the city, housed in a spectacularly designed, award-winning modern space. The star attraction is…

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    ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum

    Aarhus

    Inside the cubist, red-brick walls of Aarhus’ showpiece art museum are nine floors of sweeping curves, soaring spaces and white walls showcasing a…

  • The old viking cemetery in Aalborg in Denmark, Lindholm Høje.

    Lindholm Høje

    Aalborg

    The Limfjord was a kind of Viking motorway providing easy, speedy access to the Atlantic for longboat raiding parties. It’s not surprising, then, that the…

  • Exterior of Nationalmuseet, Ny Vestergade 10.

    Nationalmuseet

    Copenhagen

    For a crash course in Danish history and culture, spend an afternoon at Denmark's National Museum. It has first claim on virtually every antiquity…

  • Black Diamond side of Det Kongelige Bibliotek.

    Det Kongelige Bibliotek

    Copenhagen

    Scandinavia's largest library consists of two very distinct parts: the original 19th-century red-brick building and the head-turning 'Black Diamond'…

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    Grenen

    Skagen

    Appropriately enough for such a neat and ordered country, Denmark doesn’t end untidily at its most northerly point, but on a neat finger of sand just a…

  • Statue inside Statens Museum for Kunst.

    Statens Museum for Kunst

    Copenhagen

    Denmark's National Gallery straddles two contrasting, interconnected buildings: a late-19th-century 'palazzo' and a sharply minimalist extension. The…

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    Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek

    Copenhagen

    Fin de siècle architecture meets with an eclectic mix of art at Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. The collection is divided into two parts: Northern Europe's…

  • The church in Nylars, Bornholm island, Denmark, is the oldest "round church" on the island.

    Nylars Rundkirke

    Bornholm

    Built around 1150, Nylars Rundkirke is the most well-preserved and easily accessible round church in the Rønne area. Its central pillar is adorned with…

  • Waterfront of Aalborg around Østre Havn quarter and Musikkens Hus, view from the boardwalk on Limfjord shore.

    Waterfront

    Aalborg

    The Aalborg waterfront promenade, extending east from Limfjordsbroen, is a great example of urban regeneration, taking what was a scruffy dockside area…

  • Poster on building housing Davids Samling.

    Davids Samling

    Copenhagen

    Davids Samling is a wonderful curiosity of a gallery housing Scandinavia's largest collections of Islamic art, including jewellery, ceramics and silk, and…

  • The Danish Railway museum, a red brick building in Odense, Denmark.

    Jernbanemuseet

    Odense

    For train buffs, this fabulous video-rich museum is almost reason enough to come to Denmark. The core collection of over 30 engines and wagons, ranging…

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    Nyhavn

    Copenhagen

    There are few nicer places to be on a sunny day than sitting at an outdoor table at a cafe on the quayside of the Nyhavn canal. The canal was built to…

  • Round Osterlars church, Bornholm island, Denmark.

    Østerlars Rundkirke

    Bornholm

    The largest and most impressive of Bornholm's round churches dates to at least 1150, and its seven buttresses and upper-level shooting positions give away…

  • De Kongelige Repræsentationslokaler entrance with courtyard

    De Kongelige Repræsentationslokaler

    Copenhagen

    The grandest part of Christiansborg, this series of palace rooms and halls was used by the queen to hold royal banquets and entertain heads of state. The…

  • The Utzon Center, a cultural center located in Aalborg waterfront designed by the famous Danish architect Jørn Utzon, who was raised in Aalborg, and his son Kim.

    Utzon Center

    Aalborg

    This impressive 700-sq-metre design and architecture space, with its distinctive silver roofscape, sits pretty on the waterfront. It's the last building…

  • Randers Tropical Rain forrest, Regnskov.

    Randers Regnskov

    Central Jutland

    Randers' most-visited attraction is this dome-enclosed tropical zoo ('regnskov' means rainforest), where the temperature is always a humid 20°C to 30°C …

  • Thorvaldsens Museum interior lower floor

    Thorvaldsens Museum

    Copenhagen

    What looks like a colourful Greco-Roman mausoleum is in fact a museum dedicated to the works of illustrious Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770–1844)…

  • Skagens Museum

    Skagen

    This wonderful gallery showcases the outstanding art that was produced in Skagen between 1870 and 1930. Artists discovered Skagen's luminous light and its…

  • Designmuseum Danmark

    Copenhagen

    The 18th-century Frederiks Hospital is now the outstanding Denmark Design Museum. A must for fans of the applied arts and industrial design, its fairly…

  • Indelukket in Silkeborg at the Gudenaa river, Denmark.

    Indelukket

    Central Jutland

    Don’t miss a stroll through this picturesque riverside park – follow Åhavevej south to reach it. There’s a snack bar here, as well as mini-golf, a…

  • People in a courtyard cafe on Adelgade, a shopping street.

    Adelgade

    Central Jutland

    Cobbled Adelgade is one of the loveliest main streets in Jutland, lined with pastel-coloured cafes and stores, and pretty courtyards. At its southern end…

  • Aarhus skyline over Dokk1 library in the harbour, Denmark.

    Dokk1

    Aarhus

    Opened in 2015 as part of Aarhus' large-scale waterfront regeneration, Dokk1 is the kind of public space Danes excel at, and houses Scandinavia's largest…

  • Lego House

    Billund

    In the heart of Billund, Lego House is a hands-on 'experience centre' with a thoroughly brilliant design that resembles a stack of 21 gigantic Lego bricks…

  • Ragnarock

    Zealand

    Within a startling architectural statement of a building, this spirit-lifting, highly interactive museum delivers a multisensory, experiential and often…

  • Bornholms Kunstmuseum

    Bornholm

    Occupying a svelte, modern building and overlooking sea, fields and (weather permitting) the distant isle of Christiansø, Bornholms Kunstmuseum echoes…

  • Den Fynske Landsby

    Odense

    Wind back the clock to the 1850s at this delightful open-air museum, a landscaped 'village' of over two dozen furnished old buildings transplanted from…

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