Denmark packs a lot into short distances: royal castles and crown jewels, canals lined with painted houses, Viking ships, modern art by the sea, and one of the world's oldest amusement parks. Most of Copenhagen's sights are within walking distance of each other, Roskilde and Helsingør are short train rides away, and Aarhus, the second city, is about three hours by train.
This page starts with our ranked picks for a first trip, best first, each with a practical tip on timing and booking. Below them you will find every sight we cover in Copenhagen and Aarhus, city by city, with opening notes and checked entry fees where we have them, then answers to the questions travelers ask most.
The 18 best things to do in Denmark
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- 1Copenhagen
Spend an evening among the lights of Tivoli Gardens
Tivoli Gardens opened on 15 August 1843, after founder Georg Carstensen won royal permission, and Hans Christian Andersen was among its first guests. Today its 8.3 hectares mix rides, flower gardens, a lake, restaurants and concert stages, a two-minute walk from Copenhagen Central Station. Look for the Pantomime Theatre from 1874, the park's oldest standing building, the Japanese Pagoda lit by 2,800 glass lamps, and the Roller Coaster from 1914, one of the world's oldest wooden coasters still running, with a brakeman on every train. Tivoli opens in seasons: summer from April to September, Halloween in October and November, and Christmas from November into January.
Tip: Come in the evening, when the lamps come on, and on a weekday if you can, since Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays are the busiest.
Sources: Tivoli Gardens (official); Visit Copenhagen (official); Tivoli Gardens (official)DKK[fee] by date; open in seasons - 2Copenhagen
Stroll Nyhavn, then see the city by canal boat
Nyhavn was once a busy port of sailors' pubs and alehouses. Today its brightly painted 17th-century houses hold cafés and restaurants along the canal, and it is Copenhagen's most photographed spot. Hans Christian Andersen lived in three houses here, at numbers 20, 67 and 18, and wrote The Tinderbox and The Princess and the Pea in Nyhavn. Canal tours leave from the quay: the classic tour takes an hour, with live guiding in Danish and English, and passes the Opera House, Amalienborg, Christiansborg, the Black Diamond library and the Little Mermaid. In December a Christmas market fills the cobbled street with stalls selling gløgg and æbleskiver.
Tip: If you have a Copenhagen Card, board the classic canal tour at Ved Stranden instead of Nyhavn, since the card only covers departures from there.
Sources: Wonderful Copenhagen (visitcopenhagen.com); Visit Copenhagen (official); Visit Copenhagen (official)Pay as you go - 3CopenhagenBook ahead
See the crown jewels at Rosenborg Castle
Christian IV built Rosenborg between 1606 and 1634 as a pleasure palace beside his private garden, and he died here in 1648. Climb the spiral stairs to the Knights' Hall, where the coronation thrones, decorated with narwhal tusk, are guarded by three life-size silver lions, and tapestries of battles between Denmark and Sweden cover the walls. You also see the king's private writing cabinet and his bathroom. Down in the Treasury lie the royal crowns and the crown jewels, still worn by the queen on special occasions, in sets of diamonds, rubies, pearls and emeralds. The King's Garden outside, the city's oldest royal garden, makes a calm start to the day.
Tip: Buy your ticket online, where it costs a little less than at the door, and leave food and drinks outside, since neither is allowed in the castle or the Treasury.
Search tickets and tours on TiqetsSources: Visit Copenhagen (official); The Royal Danish Collection (official); Visit Copenhagen (official)At the door: DKK 150 (about $22) · Online: DKK 140 (about $21) · Book an entry timeLast verified
- 4CopenhagenBook ahead
Climb the corkscrew spire of Our Saviour's Church
The baroque Church of Our Saviour in Christianshavn was consecrated in 1696, and its serpentine spire, inaugurated in 1752, has drawn climbers ever since. About 400 steps lead to the top, and the last 150 wind around the outside of the spire, 86 m up, where a figure of Our Saviour stands on a globe above the city. The tower holds six large bells and a carillon of 48 bells that plays over the neighborhood every day. Entry to the church itself is free: look for the organ from 1698 and try to count the 40 elephants, symbols of the Order of the Elephant, Denmark's highest order.
Tip: Book a tower time online before you go, since space on the narrow stairs is limited and staff can require online booking when the tower is full.
Search tickets and tours on TiqetsSources: Wonderful Copenhagen (visitcopenhagen.com)Tower: DKK 70 (about $10) · Book a time slotLast verified
- 5Copenhagen
Walk up the Round Tower's spiral ramp
Christian IV built the Round Tower so university astronomers could watch the stars above the city's lights and smoke. The cornerstone was laid in 1637 and the tower was finished in 1642, and it is Europe's oldest functioning observatory building. Instead of stairs, a spiral ramp winds seven and a half times around a hollow core to a short stair and a 360-degree viewing platform over the old town's spires and rooftops. Halfway up, the Library Hall once held the university's books and now hosts exhibitions, concerts, a shop and a café. On the facade, look for the golden rebus the king sketched himself.
Tip: Visit on a winter evening when astronomers staff the observatory, two evenings a week in the winter season, and you can look at planets through the large telescope.
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- 6Helsingør
Take the coast train to Kronborg, Hamlet's castle
Kronborg in Helsingør guards the narrowest point of the Øresund, with views across to Sweden. A fortress called Krogen stood here from 1420 to collect the Sound Dues from passing ships, and Frederik II built the present Renaissance castle between 1574 and 1585; Christian IV rebuilt it after a fire in 1629. Abroad it is best known as Elsinore, the setting of Shakespeare's Hamlet, and it joined the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2000. Inside, see Frederik II's ballroom and the tapestries, then go down to the dark casemates to find Holger the Dane. Coastal trains from Copenhagen Central Station run about every 20 minutes and take under an hour, then it is a 10-minute walk along the harbor.
Tip: Buy tickets online to save a little, leave large backpacks in the free cloakroom, and join the free daily 15-minute introduction for the castle's main stories.
Search tickets and tours on TiqetsSources: VisitDenmark (official); Kronborg Castle (official); Kronborg Castle (official); Kronborg Castle (official)At the door: DKK 150 (about $22) · Online: DKK 135 (about $20) · Buy at the door or onlineLast verified
- 7Humlebæk
Pair modern art with sea views at Louisiana
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art sits in an old park in Humlebæk, on the coast north of Copenhagen, with lawns, woods, a view terrace and a gorge down to the beach facing the Øresund. Its collection runs from 1945 to today, with more than 4,000 works, one of Scandinavia's largest, shown in changing selections; permanent highlights include the Giacometti Hall, the Jorn Room and the Kusama installation. About 60 sculptures stand in the park, and the museum stages 6 to 10 major exhibitions a year. Several direct trains an hour run from Copenhagen to Humlebæk in about 40 minutes, then it is a 10 to 15 minute walk.
Tip: Louisiana stays open until 10:00 PM from Tuesday to Friday and closes on Mondays, so a weekday evening visit with dinner in the café works well.
Search tickets and tours on TiqetsSources: Visit Copenhagen (official); Louisiana Museum of Modern Art; Louisiana Museum of Modern Art (official); Visit Copenhagen (official)Entry: DKK 145 (about $22) · Buy at the door or onlineLast verified
- 8CopenhagenBook ahead
Watch the changing of the guard at Amalienborg
Amalienborg is four identical palaces around a square with a 1771 statue of King Frederik V. King Frederik X and Queen Mary live in Frederik VIII's Palace, and Queen Margrethe II in Christian IX's Palace. Every day the Royal Life Guard marches from its barracks by Rosenborg Castle through the streets, often with music, for the changing of the guard at noon. Amalienborg Museum, in Christian VIII's Palace, opens the rooms of kings and queens from Christian IX and Queen Louise onward, kept as they were, plus an exhibition on the monarchy today. On most days you can also see the Gala Hall.
Tip: Stand in the marked areas of the square away from the marching guards, keep at least 1.5 m from the palace buildings, and don't sit on the stairs.
Search tickets and tours on TiqetsSources: Visit Copenhagen (official)At the door: DKK 135 (about $20) · Online: DKK 125 (about $19) · Book an entry timeLast verified
- 9Copenhagen
Tour Christiansborg, then ride up its free tower
Christiansborg, on the islet of Slotsholmen, houses the Danish Parliament, the Supreme Court and the Ministry of State, and its Royal Reception Rooms are still used by the royal family. Walk through the Throne Room, whose balcony is where Danish monarchs are proclaimed, and the Great Hall, hung with 11 tapestries showing 1,000 years of Danish history, a gift to Queen Margrethe II for her 50th birthday in 1990. Below the palace you can explore ruins that include a wall from the Middle Ages, and the old royal kitchens. The present palace was built from 1907 to 1928, and its 106 m tower, the highest in Copenhagen, is free to visit by lift from the King's Gate.
Tip: A ticket to the Royal Reception Rooms includes a free guided tour, and for the tower allow time for a queue, since space at the top is limited.
Search tickets and tours on TiqetsSources: Visit Copenhagen (official); Visit Copenhagen (official)Royal Reception Rooms, at the door: DKK 150 (about $22) · Royal Reception Rooms, online: DKK 140 (about $21) · Buy at the door or onlineLast verified
- 10Copenhagen
Wander Freetown Christiania with respect
Christiania, in Christianshavn, has existed since the early 1970s as a free town and alternative community built on community, creativity and freedom. Pusher Street, which it is often associated with, is only a small part of its story. Beyond it you find homemade architecture, workshops and small shops selling handmade and recycled goods, art, music and a large green area of paths, ramparts, a lake and trees. Stop for coffee and cake at Café Månefiskeren, or join a guided tour led by residents for a closer look at its history and everyday life. Remember that Christiania is a home first, not just a place to visit.
Tip: Be considerate with your camera and respect the areas where photos are not allowed, don't peer into windows, and remember that buying cannabis is illegal here as everywhere in Denmark.
Sources: Wonderful Copenhagen (visitcopenhagen.com)Free to visit - 11Roskilde
Meet the Viking ships of Roskilde
In the late Viking Age, ships filled with stones were sunk in Roskilde Fjord to block the most direct sea route to Roskilde. Archaeologists raised them in an excavation that began in 1962, and the five Skuldelev ships now fill the Viking Ship Hall, whose huge window looks onto the fjord: an ocean-going cargo ship, a warship for 65 to 70 men, a small trading ship of Danish oak, a small longship and a fishing boat. A film about the excavation runs every quarter hour in many languages, and in the harbor the museum's boatyard builds wooden boats with Viking methods. Trains reach Roskilde in 20 to 30 minutes from Copenhagen, and the museum is a 20 to 25 minute walk from the station.
Tip: In the sailing season you can row and sail on the fjord in a traditional wooden boat for about an hour, so check the museum's site for next season's program.
Search tickets and tours on TiqetsSources: Viking Ship Museum (official); Viking Ship Museum (official); Viking Ship Museum (official); Viking Ship Museum (official); Viking Ship Museum (official); Visit Copenhagen (official); VisitDenmark (official)Summer (1 May to 18 Oct): DKK 165 (about $25) · Winter (19 Oct to 30 Apr): DKK 130 (about $19) · Buy at the door or onlineLast verified
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Visit the royal tombs of Roskilde Cathedral
Roskilde Cathedral was built around 1200 in red brick, one of the first Gothic brick churches, and it has served as the burial church of Denmark's kings and queens for centuries. Forty kings and queens are associated with it, among them Margrete I and the builder-king Christian IV, and Sweyn Estridsen's is the oldest securely identified royal grave. Since the late 1500s all Danish kings and, with one exception, all queens have been buried here. The chapels added over 800 years show style after style, one reason UNESCO listed the cathedral. Take the train from Copenhagen Central Station and walk through the town center.
Tip: Check the cathedral's opening hours on the day, since services and ceremonies can affect access, and book a tour with its own guides for the royal stories.
Search tickets and tours on TiqetsSources: VisitDenmark (official); Roskilde Cathedral (official); VisitDenmark (official)Entry: DKK 80 (about $12) · Pay at the doorLast verified
- 13Copenhagen
Graze your way through Torvehallerne market halls
Torvehallerne is two market halls right next to Nørreport Station, popular with locals and visitors alike. Outside are vegetable stands, flower stalls, food carts and seating. Inside, small shops sell cheese, seafood, sourdough pastries and baking tools, while food stalls serve open sandwiches, porridge, oysters, Spanish tapas and Jian bing crepes. Much of what is sold is organic, and many stalls are small independent businesses involved in the whole process. You can buy food to take home, eat in the halls or take a meal to go, or simply stroll through for the smells and the atmosphere.
Tip: Try smørrebrød, the Danish open sandwich, from one of the stalls, then join the locals eating outside along the sunny wall.
Sources: Visit Copenhagen (official)Pay as you go - 14Copenhagen
Find the Little Mermaid on Langelinie
Edvard Eriksen made The Little Mermaid in 1913 for brewer Carl Jacobsen, who gave it to the city after he was moved by a ballet of Hans Christian Andersen's 1837 fairy tale at the Royal Danish Theatre. The ballerina Ellen Price inspired the face, and Eriksen's wife Eline modeled the body. She sits on a rock at the water's edge along the Langelinie promenade and is one of Copenhagen's most photographed monuments. She has lost her head twice and been painted over, and each time she has been restored. It is a 15-minute walk from Østerport Station, and the classic canal tours pass her too.
Tip: Combine her with a walk to the nearby Citadel and the National Gallery of Denmark, both close by.
Search tours on TiqetsSources: Wonderful Copenhagen (visitcopenhagen.com); Visit Copenhagen (official)Free to visit - 15Copenhagen
Cycle Copenhagen like a local
There are more bikes than cars in Copenhagen, and dedicated bike lanes link the center with neighborhoods such as Vesterbro, Nørrebro, Østerbro, Frederiksberg and Christianshavn, often faster than driving. Rental shops sit near the main sights and transport hubs, many hotels offer bikes, and app-based bikes can be picked up across the city. Learn the rules before you ride: keep right unless passing, put your right hand out to turn right and your left hand out to turn left, raise your left hand to stop, and use lights after dark. You can take a bike on the metro with its own ticket, but not on weekdays at commuter times.
Tip: On your first rides, avoid the rush hours from 7:00 to 9:00 AM and 3:00 to 5:00 PM, and the busy inner-city streets, where the bike lanes can be hectic.
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Walk the rainbow on the roof of ARoS
Aarhus, Denmark's second-largest city, is about three hours from Copenhagen by train, and its biggest sights sit within walking distance of each other. Its best-known landmark is ARoS Aarhus Art Museum, crowned by Your rainbow panorama, a permanent work by Olafur Eliasson that opened in 2011. The circular glass walkway is 150 m long and 3 m wide, in every color of the spectrum, raised on slim columns above the roof about 50 m over the street, so you see the city and the bay through shifting colors. Stairs and an elevator lead up, and the timber roof terrace beneath it is open to visitors as well.
Tip: Bring your camera but leave the tripod at home: private photos of the art and architecture are welcome, while tripods and drones are not allowed.
Search tickets and tours on TiqetsSources: ARoS Aarhus Art Museum (official); ARoS Aarhus Art Museum (official); VisitDenmark (official); DSB (Danish State Railways)Entry: DKK 200 (about $30) · Buy at the desk or onlineLast verified
- 17Aarhus
Step through 400 years at Den Gamle By
Den Gamle By, the Old Town open-air museum, is one of Denmark's biggest attractions, a town of historic buildings where you walk through 400 years of Danish history. Start in a market town of Hans Christian Andersen's time and earlier, with the merchant's house, the shoemaker and the distillery, move on to the 1920s with street lamps, a car dealership and colorful ads, then to 1974 and a 2014 shopping street. People in historical costume show you around, and you can buy things in the historical shops. Plan 2 to 3 hours or more. It sits in the Botanical Garden, beside the free greenhouses, about 15 to 20 minutes on foot from Aarhus Cathedral.
Tip: Buy your ticket in advance to skip the queue, and bring only a small backpack, since larger bags go in the free lockers.
Search tickets and tours on TiqetsSources: Den Gamle By (official); Den Gamle By (official); Den Gamle By (official); VisitDenmark (official)1 Jan to 27 Mar: DKK 145 (about $22) · 28 Mar to 31 Dec: DKK 205 (about $31) · Buy at the gate or onlineLast verified
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Meet the Grauballe Man at Moesgaard Museum
Moesgaard Museum, south of Aarhus, is home to the Grauballe Man, the world's best-preserved bog body. A peat cutter found him in a bog near the village of Grauballe in 1952, with his skin, hair, nails and teeth intact. He lived in the Iron Age, most likely around 390 BC, and his red hair got its color from 2,000 years in the peat. He lies alone in a quiet room of the Iron Age exhibition. The museum building by Henning Larsen Architects opened in 2014, its staggered levels inspired by archaeological excavations, and its roof is open to everyone, with views over Aarhus Bay. City bus 18 takes about 25 minutes from the center.
Tip: Leave time for the outdoors: the roof is a favorite picnic spot in summer, and the Prehistoric Trail runs through the museum's 100-hectare landscape of forest, fields and beaches.
Search tickets and tours on TiqetsSources: Moesgaard Museum (official); Moesgaard Museum (official); Moesgaard Museum (official)At the door: DKK 200 (about $30) · Online: DKK 190 (about $28) · Buy at the desk or onlineLast verified
Every sight, city by city
Aarhus Cathedral
Denmark's longest cathedral and one of its oldest, a Gothic church with painted frescoes.Entry: Open by day; check service timesSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsAarhus Ø
The new harbor district, where buildings such as the Isbjerget apartments face the sea.Entry: Free to visitAarhus Street Food
More than 30 street kitchens in the Garage on Ny Banegårdsgade, open every day since 2016.Entry: Pay as you goARoS Aarhus Art Museum
Art museum topped by Olafur Eliasson's Your rainbow panorama, with James Turrell's The Dome below.Entry: Buy at the desk or onlineSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsDen Gamle By
Open-air museum of Danish market-town life, with streets set in 1864, 1927, 1974 and 2014.Entry: Buy at the gate or onlineSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsDokk1
The harborside library and culture house of Aarhus, with a café and views over the water.Entry: Free to visitLatin Quarter
The oldest quarter of Aarhus, with cobbled lanes of old houses, small shops, cafés and galleries.Entry: Free to visitMarselisborg Deer Park
A free forest park south of the center where sika and fallow deer come close to visitors.Entry: Free to visitSearch tours on TiqetsMejlgade
A long street of restaurants and bars running north from the cathedral to Østbanetorvet.Entry: Pay as you goMoesgaard Museum
Museum of prehistory and anthropology in the countryside just south of Aarhus.Entry: Buy at the desk or onlineSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsMoesgaard Museum Café
The museum café, serving open rye bread sandwiches and Nordic dishes, open without a museum ticket.Entry: Pay as you goRestaurant Gæstgivergården
The restaurant inside Den Gamle By, serving a traditional Danish lunch in historic rooms.Entry: Pay as you goSalling Rooftop
A roof terrace on top of the Salling department store, with a 360-degree view over Aarhus.Entry: Free to visitSearch tours on TiqetsTropical Houses, Botanical Garden
Free greenhouses beside Den Gamle By, with a humid tropical dome full of plants and butterflies.Entry: Free to visitSearch tours on TiqetsAmalienborg Museum
Royal rooms in one of the four palaces around Amalienborg Square, the royal family's Copenhagen home.Entry: Book an entry timeSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsCafé Knarr, Roskilde
The Viking Ship Museum's café on Museum Island, cooking with ingredients the Vikings knew.Entry: Pay as you goChristiansborg Palace
Palace where you can visit the Royal Reception Rooms, the Royal Kitchen and the medieval ruins below.Entry: Buy at the door or onlineSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsChurch of Our Saviour
Christianshavn church whose serpentine spire, inaugurated in 1752, has 400 steps to the top.Entry: Book a time slotSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsFreetown Christiania
An alternative community founded in the early 1970s, known for homemade houses, art and green ramparts.Entry: Free to visitKing's Garden
Denmark's oldest royal garden, laid out beside Rosenborg in the early 1600s, with a rose garden and statues.Entry: Free to visitSearch tours on TiqetsKronborg Castle, Helsingør
Castle on the Øresund at Helsingør, home of Hamlet, with dark casemates and a cannon tower view.Entry: Buy at the door or onlineSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsLouisiana Café, Humlebæk
The museum café, serving lunch from noon in rooms overlooking the sea; a museum ticket is needed.Entry: Museum ticket neededLouisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk
Modern art museum on the coast north of Copenhagen, with a sculpture park and views over the sea.Entry: Buy at the door or online. Closed MondaysSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsLouisiana Sculpture Park, Humlebæk
The museum's lawns and sculptures between the galleries and the shore of the Øresund.Entry: Museum ticket needed. Closed MondaysSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsMeatpacking District (Kødbyen)
Old meat-industry halls in Vesterbro, now restaurants, bars and galleries beside working food businesses.Entry: Pay as you goNyhavn
A canal lined with painted 17th-century houses, now cafés and restaurants, where canal tours start.Entry: Pay as you goRosenborg Castle
Christian IV's Renaissance castle, where the treasury below holds the Danish crown jewels.Entry: Book an entry timeSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsRoskilde Cathedral, Roskilde
Brick cathedral holding the tombs of Danish kings and queens in its royal chapels.Entry: Pay at the doorSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsRound Tower
A landmark tower climbed by a spiral ramp to a 360-degree view over central Copenhagen.Entry: Pay at the doorSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsStrøget
A car-free chain of shopping streets running 1.1 km from City Hall Square to Kongens Nytorv.Entry: Free to visitThe Little Mermaid
Edvard Eriksen's 1913 bronze of Hans Christian Andersen's mermaid, sitting on a rock off the Langelinie pier.Entry: Free to visitSearch tours on TiqetsTivoli Food Hall
A food hall of about 15 stalls on the edge of Tivoli, open from the street every day.Entry: Pay as you goTivoli Gardens
Historic amusement park and gardens beside Copenhagen Central Station, open in Easter, summer, Halloween and Christmas seasons.Entry: DKK[fee] by date; open in seasonsTorvehallerne
Market halls on Frederiksborggade selling fish, seasonal produce, smørrebrød and coffee, open every day.Entry: Pay as you goViking Ship Museum, Roskilde
Five excavated Viking ships in a hall by Roskilde Fjord, with a boatyard building reconstructions.Entry: Buy at the door or onlineSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsQuestions travelers ask
What are the best things to do in Denmark for a first trip?
Start in Copenhagen with an evening at Tivoli Gardens, a canal tour from Nyhavn, the crown jewels at Rosenborg Castle and the views from Our Saviour's spire or the Round Tower. Then take the train north to Kronborg, Hamlet's castle in Helsingør, or to Louisiana's art and sea views in Humlebæk, and west to the Viking ships and royal tombs of Roskilde. With more time, head to Aarhus for ARoS, Den Gamle By and Moesgaard Museum.
Sources: Visit Copenhagen (official); VisitDenmark (official); VisitDenmark (official)How many days do you need in Denmark?
Copenhagen's tourism board says two days give a good first introduction to the city, since the center is compact and most of the best-known sights are within walking distance. Its five-day plan spends three days in the city and two on day trips to Kronborg in Helsingør and Louisiana in Humlebæk. Roskilde makes another easy day, 20 to 30 minutes away by train. Aarhus is about three hours from Copenhagen by train, so give it a stay of its own.
Sources: Visit Copenhagen (official); Visit Copenhagen (official); VisitDenmark (official); Visit Copenhagen (official); VisitDenmark (official)When is the best time to go sightseeing in Denmark?
June to the end of August is the peak season, with temperatures around 22°C (72°F) and as many as 19 hours of daylight, so long evenings suit sightseeing, sailing and outdoor dining. Spring, in April and May, is mild, and late spring and early autumn are quieter. Autumn tends to be rainy and overcast and winter is cold, though December brings Christmas markets to Nyhavn and Tivoli. Danish school summer holidays run from the last Saturday in June into early August.
Sources: VisitDenmark (official); Visit Copenhagen (official); Wonderful Copenhagen (visitcopenhagen.com); Visit Copenhagen (official)Which attractions in Denmark should you book ahead?
Book a time slot for the tower of Our Saviour's Church, since space on the narrow stairs is limited and staff can require online booking when it is full. Rosenborg and Kronborg sell tickets for a little less online, and buying ahead at Den Gamle By and Louisiana gets you in faster. In summer, the Viking Ship Museum's sailing trips are worth planning around. For long-distance trains, the national tourism board advises booking up to two months ahead for the best-value fares.
Sources: Wonderful Copenhagen (visitcopenhagen.com); The Royal Danish Collection (official); Kronborg Castle (official); Den Gamle By (official); Louisiana Museum of Modern Art (official); Viking Ship Museum (official); VisitDenmark (official)How do you get around Denmark?
In Copenhagen, walk, cycle or take the metro, which runs around the clock and links the center, the main neighborhoods and the airport; the airport train or metro reaches the center in under 15 minutes. Regional and coastal trains run from Copenhagen Central Station to Roskilde, Humlebæk and Helsingør. DSB's InterCity trains connect Copenhagen and Aarhus in about three hours, with more than 30 departures a day. A Copenhagen Card or City Pass covers public transport around the capital.
Sources: Visit Copenhagen (official); VisitDenmark (official); Kronborg Castle (official); Louisiana Museum of Modern Art; DSB (Danish State Railways)Do you need cash in Denmark?
You will rarely need it. The currency is the Danish krone (DKK), and cash is accepted in most places, but Denmark is a highly digital society: many shops, cafés and restaurants are now cashless and take only cards or mobile payments such as Apple Pay. Some kiosks and supermarkets stop taking cash after 8 PM. Carry your PIN and a photo ID when paying by card, since some places charge a fee on foreign cards, and ATMs are easy to find.
Sources: VisitDenmark (official); Visit Copenhagen (official)