Sights & Attractions in Copenhagen

Things to Do in Copenhagen

Name	Category	Location

Amalienborg The four identical rococo buildings occupying this square have...	Castles / Palaces	Copenhagen

Arbejdermuseet This museum chronicles the working class from 1870 to the present...	Museums / Galleries	Copenhagen

Assistens Kirkegård This peaceful, leafy cemetery in the heart of Nørrebro...	Cemeteries	Copenhagen

Børsen This masterpiece of fantasy and architecture is Europe's oldest...	Financial Institutions	Copenhagen

Botanisk Have Trees, flowers, ponds, sculptures, and a spectacular 19th-century...	Gardens / Arboretums	Copenhagen


Carlsberg Bryggeri A large, ornate chimney makes this mid-19th-century brewery visible...	Wineries / Breweries	Copenhagen

Christiania If you're nostalgic for 1960s counterculture, head to this anarchists'...	Neighborhoods / Streets, Towns	Copenhagen

Christiansborg Slot Surrounded by canals on three sides, the massive granite Christiansborg...	Government Buildings	Copenhagen

Dansk Arkitektur Center The Danish Architecture Center occupies an old wharf-side warehouse...	Museums / Galleries	Copenhagen

Dansk Design Center This sleek, glass-panel structure looms in sharp contrast to...	Museums / Galleries	Copenhagen

Dansk Jødisk Museum In a wing of the Royal Library, this national center of Jewish...	Museums / Galleries	Copenhagen

Den Lille Havfrue Somewhat overhyped, this 1913 statue commemorates Hans Christian...	Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue)	Copenhagen

Frihedsmuseet Evocative, often moving displays commemorate the heroic Danish...	Museums / Galleries	Copenhagen

Gefion Springvandet Not far from The Little Mermaid yet another dramatic myth is...	Fountains	Copenhagen

Holmen Once isolated from central Copenhagen, this former navy base...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Copenhagen

Kastellet At the end of Amaliegade, the beautiful Churchill Park surrounds...	Castles / Palaces	Copenhagen

Københavns Bymuseum For an evocative collection detailing Copenhagen's history, head...	Museums / Galleries	Copenhagen

Københavns Synagoge The contemporary architect Gustav Friedrich Hetsch borrowed from...	Religious Sites	Copenhagen

Kongelige Bibliotek If you like grand architecture and great views, you really should...	Museums / Galleries, Libraries	Copenhagen

Kongens Nytorv A mounted statue of Christian V dominates King's New Square...	Markets / Bazaars, Squares	Copenhagen

Kunstindustrimuseet Originally built in the 18th century as a royal hospital, the...	Museums / Galleries	Copenhagen

Marmorkirken Officially the Frederikskirke, this ponderous baroque sanctuary...	Religious Sites	Copenhagen

Nationalmuseet One of the best museums of its kind in Europe, the Nationalmuseet...	Museums / Galleries	Copenhagen

Nikolaj Kirke Though the green spire of the imposing Nicholas Church—named...	Religious Sites	Copenhagen

Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek The exquisite antiquities and a world-class collection of impressionist...	Museums / Galleries	Copenhagen

Nyhavn This harbor-front neighborhood was built 300 years ago to attract...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Copenhagen

Rådhuspladsen City Hall Square is dominated by the 1905 mock-Renaissance Rådhus...	Squares	Copenhagen

Rosenborg Slot The Dutch Renaissance Rosenborg Castle contains ballrooms, halls...	Castles / Palaces	Copenhagen

Rundetårn Instead of climbing the stout Round Tower's stairs, visitors...	Viewpoints	Copenhagen

Skuespilhuset Completed in 2008, the newest addition to the Danish Royal Theatre...	Arts / Performance Venues	Copenhagen

Statens Museum for Kunst Old-master paintings—including works by Rubens, Rembrandt...	Museums / Galleries	Copenhagen

Thorvaldsens Museum The 19th-century artist Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844) is buried...	Museums / Galleries	Copenhagen

Tivoli Copenhagen's best-known attraction, conveniently next to its...	Parks	Copenhagen

Tøjhusmuseet This Renaissance structure—built by King Christian IV and...	Museums / Galleries	Copenhagen

Tycho Brahe Planetarium Situated at the western end of the lakes that divide Copenhagen...	Observatories / Planetariums	Copenhagen

Vor Frue Kirke The site of Denmark's main cathedral, the Church of Our Lady...	Religious Sites	Copenhagen

Zoologisk Have Established in 1859, the Copenhagen Zoo blends the old with the...	Zoos / Aquariums	Copenhagen
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