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Geologisk Museum
Sitting at the northeast corner of the Botanic Garden, this wonderfully old-fashioned museum delivers modest but interesting exhibitions, with themes ranging from the solar system and earthquakes, to the glittering world of minerals and precious stones. Lovers of food and art will
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Kastellet
The star-shaped fortress of Kastellet was originally commissioned by Frederik III in 1662. Today it is one of the most historically evocative sites in the city, its grassy ramparts and moat surrounding some beautiful 18th-century barracks, as well as a chapel occasionally used for
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Forsorgsmuseet
A thought-provoking place, the Welfare Museum is housed in Svendborgs old poorhouse, which was home to paupers during its century of operation (from 1872). There were two ways to be admitted to this institution – the worthy poor (disabled or old, for example), or the unworthy poor
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Knuthenborg Safari Park
Drive-through Knuthenborg Safari Park is northern Europe’s biggest safari park and one of Denmark’s top attractions. Its collection of over 1200 wild animals includes free-roaming zebras, antelopes, giraffes, rhinoceroses, camels and other exotic creatures. The park occupies what w
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Botanisk Have
Behind Den Gamle By is the Botanical Garden, with its funky walk-through greenhouses (one housing a cafe) and re-created Jutland environments. Reach it through an exit from Den Gamle By or directly from Vesterbrogade.
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Teatermuseet
Dating from 1767, the wonderfully atmospheric Hofteater (Old Court Theatre) has hosted everything from Italian opera to local ballet troupes, one of which included fledgling ballet student Hans Christian Andersen. Taking its current appearance in 1842, the venue is now the Theatre
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Marmorkirken
Consecrated in 1894, the neobaroque Marble Church (officially Frederikskirken) is one of Copenhagens most imposing architectural assets. Its grandiose dome – measuring more than 30m in diameter and inspired by St Peters in Rome – can be climbed on weekends. The church was ordered b
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Djurs Sommerland
One of Djursland’s biggest drawcards is this much-hyped amusement park with arguably the best outdoor rides in Jutland (more than 60, including Denmarks longest roller coaster) and a waterpark, with pools and waterslides for all ages.Everyone over the age of three pays the entrance
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Bornholms Middelaldercenter Open
The 10.5-hectare Bornholms Middelaldercenter re-creates a medieval fort and village, and gives the Danes another chance to do what they love best: dressing up in period costume and hitting each other with rubber swords. They also operate a smithy, tend fields, grind wheat in a wate
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Jens Olsens World Clock
You can poke around the main hall of the Rådhus (city hall) on your own but it’s more interesting to make the climb up the 105m clock tower for Jens Olsens Clock , which tops city hall, but expect a decent workout as there are some 300 steps along the way. The clock, designed by Da
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Møntergården
This revamped city showcase is a model of good museum design (something the Danes excel at). In Funen – Centre of the Universe, you walk through a chronological display of world events and see how Funen experienced them – including the effects of the Industrial Revolution on villag
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Den Fynske Landsby
Wind back the clock at this delightful open-air museum, which has relocated period houses from around Funen and created a small country village, complete with barnyard animals, a duck pond, apple trees and flower gardens. Costumed ‘peasants’ tend to the geese, while children in kni
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Vor Frue Kirke
Founded in 1191 and rebuilt three times after devastating fires, Copenhagens current cathedral dates from 1829, its neoclassical looks the work of CF Hansen. Sporting high-vaulted ceilings and columns, its home to sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsens statues of Christ and the apostles, com
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Sankt Knuds Kirke
Odense’s imposing 14th-century Gothic cathedral reflects the city’s medieval wealth and stature. Its most intriguing attraction lies in the chilly crypt, down an inconspicuous staircase to the right of the altar. Here you’ll find a glass case containing the 900-year-old skeleton of
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Sankt Mariæ Kirke & Karmeliterklostret
Slip into this medieval church for some rather eclectic 15th-century frescoes, in which frogs, foxes, bulls and rams spring from bizarre-looking faces, and where pipers and lute players burst from giant flowers. Other highlights include an ornate rococo gallery and a 17th-century o
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Tivoli Friheden
Neither as big nor as fabulous as Copenhagen’s major drawcard, Aarhus’ Tivoli is still a fun, wholesome family attraction, full of childhood favourites (dodgem cars and a Ferris wheel) as well as newer, faster rides. You can buy a multi-ride pass (adult/child Dkr220/200, including
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Schackenborg
On the eastern edge of the village is Schackenborg, a small castle from the late 17th century that for the past 20 years has been home to Queen Margrethe’s youngest son, Prince Joachim, and his family. In 2014, however, Joachim and his wife, Princess Marie, announced plans to move
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Imax Tycho Brahe Planetarium
Explore the heavens at Copenhagens planetarium, with its state-of-the-art equipment capable of projecting more than 7500 stars, planets and galaxies in its domed Space Theatre. The centre also screens IMAX and 3D/4D films on subjects ranging from sea monsters to Irish rockers U2. W
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Sorø Kunstmuseum
Flaunting an award-winning extension by Copenhagen-based architects Lundgaard & Tranberg, Sorø Kunstmuseum spans 300 years of Danish art, with works running the gamut from medieval woodcarvings to modern sculpture and photography. While the collection is best known for its 19th
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Torvet & Around
The star of Faaborgs main square, is sculptor Kai Nielsen’s striking bronze fountain Ymerbrønd , which caused a minor uproar on its unveiling. It depicts a Norse creation myth: the naked frost giant Ymir (from whose body the sky and earth were made) suckling at the udder of a cow.
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