Cycling the City
Museums & Galleries
24
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With an unrivalled 400km network of bike-friendly infrastructure, a brand new city bike scheme, a flat-as-a-pancake landscape and a car-driving population well trained in not killing cyclists, you can't get more like a local than this.
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Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
Museums & Galleries
25
4
Louisiana isn't actually in Copenhagen, but is well worth the 45-minute S-train journey up the coast. And since there are so many other coastal attractions to be found along the way such as beaches, small fishing villages and fortifications, it makes for a great start to a day trip.
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Local Experience
Hygge & Happiness: Copenhagen City Tour
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Duration
3.5 h
Languages
English, Danish
Netto-Bådene
Museums & Galleries
19
6
Guides talk you through a potted history of the city in several European languages as you float past the Royal Palace, the Little Mermaid, Christianshavn and the Parliament. You can start the tour at either Nyhavn or Holmens Kanal, and there are 2-5 departures per hour.
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Statens Museum for Kunst
Museums & Galleries
12
2
The building is an architectural collision of old and new, with a recent glass and steel addition blending beautifully with the original classical pile. From Rubens and Rembrandt to Munch and Matisse, this place has works from many of the heavyweights of the art world.
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Assistens Kirkegård
Things To Do
22
3
Slap bang in the middle of vibrant and noisy Nørrebro, this peaceful cemetery is filled with secluded corners where you can chill out with a book, steal a romantic kiss or grill on a grave over a few beers with friends.
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Rosenborg Slot
Museums & Galleries
17
3
Filled with ornate and over-the-top banquet halls, ballrooms and boudoirs, Rosenborg is a medieval feast for the senses and a pumped-up, pimped-out lesson in old-school bling. Entry costs 90kr (60kr for students, under 18's go free).
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Hygge & Happiness: Copenhagen City Tour
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3.5 h
Languages
English, Danish
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Museums & Galleries
20
3
The centre of the building opens up to reveal a glass-roofed, sub-tropical winter garden filled with statues, palm trees, a fountain and a tea room. Don't miss the eerie ancient Egyptian section in the basement, replete with mummies and wood-carved coffins.
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Bolsjefabrikken
Eating
16
1
Bolsjefabrikken's events include Ludomanic Monday cafe nights where you can play board games and table tennis, underground music concerts on Saturdays, various artist workshops and even a free bike repair workshop on Wednesdays.
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Den Sorte Diamant
Museums & Galleries
13
1
No one's suggesting you should spend your holiday reading in a library, but with special events including live concerts, theatre and film screenings, and a building so beautiful you're going to want to lick it, you'll find plenty of motivation to stick around and keep shtum.
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Tivoli
Museums & Galleries
18
3
For children in Copenhagen, a trip to Tivoli is something like a must or tradition. As mentioned, it's fairly expensive, but a great places for kids and the childish at the same time. It's also one of the two oldest parks of it's kind in the world. The other one if a bit outside the city.
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Nikolaj Kunsthal
Museums & Galleries
6
2
Utilising all four floors including the bell tower, this is a fine example of reinventing a space that would otherwise have fallen into decay. There are free guided talks of current exhibitions on Saturdays at 2pm, followed by a complementary glass of wine and snacks.
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Øksnehallen
Museums & Galleries
5
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Every summer, Øksnehallen hosts the prestigious National Geographic Photography Exhibition. This is the largest photographic competition in the world, and offers a visual planetary tour of nature's marvels through stunning and beautiful works from the best in the field of photography.
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Arken Museum of Modern Art
Museums & Galleries
12
2
Apart from the treasures you'll found inside, the building is an imposing work of art in itself, so take the time to wander around the outside as well as in the surrounding nature; and if the weather's good, head to the beach after and add a few of your own strokes to the picture-perfect seascapes.
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Nationalmuseet
Museums & Galleries
10
2
The exhibitions are quite good and comprehensive, if you're into cultural history and such. Changing exhibitions about other cultures keep it fresh. Their collection spans from ancient times to modern history, so there's a bit of everything.
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Byens Lys
Museums & Galleries
1
1
There are few occasions in life when drinking is actually part of the learning process rather than just a means of killing your brain cells, so don't miss this guilt-free opportunity to learn about chaos and string theory while giving your taste buds a mighty big bang.
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