In this article you will found listed 25 things to do in Denmark. These 25 things to do in Denmark also corresponds to some of the top attractions in Copenhagen.
There are many reasons to choose Denmark as your next travel destination. The Danes are famous for many things such as style, design, food, bicycles, history and festivals. Denmark is also world-famous for brands like Bang & Olufsen, Lego and Georg Jensen Jewellery.
Other interesting facts about Denmark:
The Danish flag is considered to be the oldest continuously used national flag in the world.
The monarchy in Denmark is over 1,000 years old and is the oldest monarchy in Europe to still exist.
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What to do in Copenhagen
1. The restaurant of Noma

Try the best food in Denmark. Noma is a two Michelin star restaurant run by chef René Redzepi in Copenhagen, Denmark.
In 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2014 Noma has been ranked as The Best Restaurant in the world by world-wide Restaurant magazines.
2. The Old Tivoli Garden

3. The Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek

4. The little Mermaid

5. The freetown of Christiania

6. Strøget: The shopping street

Strøget is the longest pedestrian shopping area in Europe. This hopping street offers a lot of the most famous and expensive stores in the world. At some point during your stay in Copenhagen, you will without a doubt end up here.
7. See the Capital on Bike (ByCykler)

The capital of Copenhagen is a very green city. One of the major reasons is that Danes love to bicycle. If you are used to stay in cities without cycle paths you will get surprised how many bikes there are during rush hours.
Every day 1.2 million kilometres (0.75 million miles) are cycled in Copenhagen, with 36% of all citizens commuting to work, school or university by bicycle. In fact, more people commute by bicycle in greater Copenhagen than cycle to work in the entire United States. 80% of all cyclists in Copenhagen ride all winter.
8. Amalienborg Castle

9. Nyhavn

10. Rosenborg Castle

11. Amalienborg Museum

Amalienborg Museum is located in Christian 8.s palace on Amalienborg. The entrance is in the gate closest to Frederiksgade. Nearest metro station is Kongens Nytorv.
12. Frederik’s Church

Frederik’s Church is popularly known as The Marble Church and has the biggest dome in Scandinavia.
What to do in Denmark
13. The resort of Skagen

Skagen is Denmark’s northernmost town and is the best holiday destination in Denmark.
Read also: Skagen Town, Top Of Denmark
14. Råbjerg Mile

15. The old town of Ribe

Ribe is the oldest town of Denmark and can be dated back to the early 8th century AD. The old town of Ribe is known for it’s ancient buildings, the church and the stunning marsh landscape.
Personally, I think Ribe is Denmark’s most charming city. Definitely, worth a visit.
16. The Wadden Sea (Vadehavet)

Read also: Best beaches in Denmark
17. ARoS

ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum is an art museum in Aarhus. Museum ARoS is one of the largest art museums in northern Europe, 10 storeys tall with a total floor area of 17,000 m². The picture is from the top of the museum.
18. Old Town of Aarhus

The Old Town in Aarhus, Denmark (Danish: Den Gamle By), is an open-air town museum. In 1914 the museum opened as the world’s first open-air museum.
It consists of 75 historical buildings collected from 20 townships in all parts of the country. The oldest structure is a storage house from Aalborg dated back to c. 1550.
19. The Hans Christian Andersen Museum

20. Kronborg Slot

Read also: Kronborg Castle in Denmark – The setting of Hamlet
21. Grenen

Grenen is a 4 km long curved sandy spit system, north of the town of Skagen. The spit is formed over thousands of years. On the tip two seas meets. Skagen is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the country, with more than 1 million visitors each year.
22. Møns klint

Møns Klint is popular with tourists from across Europe with around 250,000 visitors per year.
The bright chalk cliffs stretch 6 km from the castle park of Liselund in the north to the lighthouse in the south. Some of the cliffs fall a sheer 120 m to the sea below.
Another famous chalk cliff is Stevns Klint located in the southwestern part of Zealand, which newly has been declared a world heritage site.
23. Roskilde Cathedral (Domkirke)

Read also: Nyhavn Canal in Copenhagen, Denmark
24. Legoland

25. Black Sun (Sort sol)

Read also: Black Sun Denmark (Sort sol)
I hope you have been inspired by this list of 25 things to do in Denmark.
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Hello!
I am a French student and I am going to do a presentation about green cities. Can I use your photo ‘the capital on bike’ for this presentation ?
Thank you in advance!
Offcourse you can 🙂 Good luck with your presentation.
When you use other peoples photographs to make your article sparkle, can you please offer the common courtesy of an acknowledgement.
No. 8 Amalienborg Castle is from my flickr site. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bobarc
thanks
Rob Deutscher
Melbourne Australia
Of course I will.
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