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Experimentarium
The extensive hands-on technology and natural-world exhibits at Experimentarium are housed in a former bottling hall of Tuborg Breweries in Hellerup, 7km north of the city centre. Containing some 300 exhibits, it’s a fun place for kids, featuring such time-honoured standards as the
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GeoCenter Møns Klint
Located at Store Klint, the high-tech GeoCenter Møns Klint manages to make geology utterly engrossing. Imaginative displays (in Danish, German and English) explain how the cliffs were formed, show off an orderly fossil collection and bring other-worldly Cretaceous sea creatures to
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De Kongelige Repræsentationslokaler
The grandest part of Christiansborg is De Kongelige Repræsentationslokaler, an ornate Renaissance hall where the queen holds royal banquets and entertains heads of state. Of particular note are the riotously colourful wall tapestries depicting Danish history from Viking times to to
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Sorø Museum
Housed in a handsome half-timbered building dating from 1625, Sorø Museum showcases an eclectic booty of regional artefacts, including ancient pottery and the partial reconstruction of a 5,500-year-old Bornholm longhouse. A string of rooms are adorned with period furnishings, inclu
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Esrum Sø
About 1km west of the palace gate along Skipperallé, you’ll come to heart-fluttering Esrum Sø, Denmark’s second-largest lake at 17 sq km. A trail skirts around its shores, or you can explore the water by boat. You’ll find a lakeside restaurant, Skipperhuset , as well as canoes and
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Rudolph Tegners Museum & Statuepark
One of the first Danish sculptors to discover concrete, Rudolph Tegner (1873–1950) used the wild heathland midway between Gilleleje and Hornbæk as a backdrop for his monumental sculptures, made of plaster, clay, bronze and marble. This museum now displays more than 250 of Tegner’s
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Pisserenden
This cosy grid of shopping streets lies immediately to the north of Strøget. Its shops are younger and more ‘alternative’ than the main drag, with clothing stores, secondhand CD shops, cafes, bars and bagel shops. A century or so ago this was a rather unsavoury part of town, full o
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Arken Museum of Modern Art
Modern art fans wont regret making the trip out to the outstanding Arken Museum of Modern Art. The art museums fine collection of post-1945 art includes several Warhols, works by Jeff Koons and Damien Hirst, as well as creations by celebrated contemporary Danish artists such as Per
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Randers Regnskov
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 (dress accordingly). Trails within the sultry domes pass through impressive enclosures housing crocodiles, monkeys, pythons, iguana
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Frilandsmuseet
The main sight of interest in the Lyngby area is Frilandsmuseet , a sprawling open-air museum of old countryside dwellings that have been gathered from sites around Denmark. Its 100-plus historic buildings are arranged in groupings that provide a sense of Danish rural life as it wa
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Hirschsprung
Dedicated to Danish art of the 19th and early 20th centuries, Den Hirschsprungske Samling is a little jewel-box of a gallery, full of wonderful surprises for art lovers unfamiliar with the classic era of Danish oil painting. Originally the private holdings of tobacco magnate Heinri
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Maribo Domkirke
Founded in the 15th century, Maribos cathedral was once part of a larger monastic complex. Countess Leonora Christine, daughter of Christian IV, joined the convent in 1685 after she was released from a 22-year imprisonment in Copenhagen Castle. She lived the rest of her life here,
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Bangsbo Museum
The Bangsbo Museum is an old country estate with an interesting mix of exhibits. The manor house displays antique furnishings and collectibles, while the old farm buildings house military paraphernalia and exhibits on WWII Danish Resistance. The most intriguing exhibit is the Ellin
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Givskud Zoo
It’s a decent leap from Christianity to lions (or is it?), but if you’re in need of a fun family distraction, Givskud Zoo, 8km northwest of Jelling, can provide. It’s an entertaining safari park with plenty of African animals, and you can explore certain areas from the comfort of y
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Maritimt Center Danmark
At the Ærø ferry dock is the Maritime Centre, with its HQ inside a candy-striped timber warehouse (Pakhuset) from the late 19th century. The centre arranges cruises on historic sailing ships in high summer (late June to mid-August), with the possibility of sailing from various port
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Ny Carlsberg Vej 68
What was once a garage for the Carlsberg brewery is now one of Copenhagen’s hottest art precincts, with three leading galleries under the one roof. Top of the heap is Galleri Nicolai Wallner , considered a major player on the contemporary Danish art scene (artists represented here
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Bregninge
The small village of Bregninge, on Rte 9, is home to one of Denmark’s most-visited churches, the medieval Bregninge Kirke . Its attraction lies in the panoramic views from the tower . Tåsinge Museum , across the road from the church, is a local-history museum telling the story of L
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Ribe VikingeCenter
Embrace your inner Viking (ignore any pillaging tendencies, ok?) at this hands-on, open-air museum. It attempts to re-create a slice of life in Viking-era Ribe using various reconstructions, including a 34m longhouse. The staff, dressed in period clothing, bake bread over open fire
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Passage Graves
There are a 119 megalithic tombs on Møn, dating from 4000 to 1800 BC. Two of the best-known passage graves (jættestuer, or ‘giants’ rooms’) are Kong Asgers Høj and Klekkende Høj, each about 2km from the village of Røddinge. Northwest of Røddinge, Kong Asgers Høj (Kong Asgersvej) is
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Latin Quarter
Stretching east from Vor Frue Plads along Store Kannikestræde and Skindergade to Købmagergade, and north up Fiolstræde to Nørre Voldgade, the Latin Quarter gets its nickname from the presence of the old campus of Københavns Universitet (Copenhagen University) and the secondhand boo
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