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Name	Category	Location

Arbejdermuseet Be the First to Rate It Map \| The vastly underrated museum chronicles the working class from...	Museums / Galleries	Downtown

Børsen Be the First to Rate It Map \| This masterpiece of fantasy and architecture is the oldest stock...	Architectural Sites, Financial Institutions	Downtown

Cap Horn Be the First to Rate It Map \| Dozens of restaurants and cafés line Nyhavn. Cap Horn...	Restaurants	Downtown

Charlottenborg Be the First to Rate It Map \| This Dutch baroque-style castle was built by Frederik III's half...	Castles / Palaces	Downtown

Christiansborg Slot Be the First to Rate It Map \| Surrounded by canals on three sides, the massive granite castle...	Government Buildings	Downtown

Dansk Design Center Be the First to Rate It Map \| This sleek, glass-panel structure looms in sharp contrast to...	Museums / Galleries	Downtown

Dansk Jødisk Museum Be the First to Rate It Map \| In a wing of the Royal Library, this national center of Jewish...	Museums / Galleries	Downtown

Det Kongelige Teater Be the First to Rate It The stoic, pillared, and gallery-front theater is the country's...	Arts / Performance Venues	Downtown

Helligaandskirken Be the First to Rate It Map \| This 18th-century church was founded by an abbey of the Holy...	Religious Sites	Downtown

Københavns Synagoge Be the First to Rate It The contemporary architect Gustav Friedrich Hetsch borrowed from...	Religious Sites	Downtown

Københavns Universitet Be the First to Rate It Map \| The main building of Denmark's leading institution for higher...	Educational Institutions	Downtown

Kongelige Bibliotek Be the First to Rate It The Royal Library houses the country's largest collection of...	Libraries	Downtown

Kongelige Stald Be the First to Rate It Map \| Between 9 and noon, time seems to stand still while riders, elegantly...	Local Interest-Sight, Government Buildings	Downtown

Kongens Nytorv Be the First to Rate It Map \| A mounted statue of Christian V dominates the square. Crafted...	Squares	Downtown

Lurblæserne Be the First to Rate It Map \| Topped by two Vikings blowing an ancient trumpet called a lur,...	Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue)	Downtown

Nationalmuseet Be the First to Rate It Map \| An 18th-century royal residence, peaked by massive overhead windows...	Museums / Galleries	Downtown

Nikolaj Kirken Be the First to Rate It Map \| Though the green spire of the imposing church -- named for the...	Religious Sites	Downtown

Nyhavn Be the First to Rate It Map \| This harbor-front neighborhood was built 300 years ago to attract...	Nautical Sites	Downtown

Rådhus Be the First to Rate It Map \| Completed in 1905, the mock-Renaissance building dominates Rådhus...	Government Buildings	Downtown

Rundetårn Be the First to Rate It Map \| Instead of climbing the stout Round Tower's stairs, visitors...	Observatories / Planetariums, Viewpoints	Downtown

Strøget Be the First to Rate It Map \| Though it is referred to by one name, the city's pedestrian spine...	Pedestrian Malls	Downtown

Teatermuseet Be the First to Rate It Map \| After you brush up on theater and ballet history, wander around...	Museums / Galleries	Downtown

Thorvaldsens Museum Be the First to Rate It Map \| The 19th-century artist Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844) is buried...	Museums / Galleries	Downtown

Tøjhusmuseet Be the First to Rate It Map \| This Renaissance structure -- built by King Christian IV and...	Museums / Galleries	Downtown

Vor Frue Kirken Be the First to Rate It Map \| The site of this cathedral has drawn worshippers since the 13th...	Religious Sites	Downtown

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