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Things to do in Aarhus

Step into old Danish town life at Den Gamle By, walk Your rainbow panorama at ARoS, eat at Aarhus Street Food and meet deer in the Marselisborg forest.

14 sights

All tours and tickets in Aarhus

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Church

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 Tiqets
Neighborhood

Aarhus Ø

The new harbor district, where buildings such as the Isbjerget apartments face the sea.Entry: Free to visit
Food

Aarhus Street Food

More than 30 street kitchens in the Garage on Ny Banegårdsgade, open every day since 2016.Entry: Pay as you go
Museum

ARoS 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 Tiqets
Museum

Den 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 Tiqets
Neighborhood

Dokk1

The harborside library and culture house of Aarhus, with a café and views over the water.Entry: Free to visit
Neighborhood

Latin Quarter

The oldest quarter of Aarhus, with cobbled lanes of old houses, small shops, cafés and galleries.Entry: Free to visit
Nature

Marselisborg 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 Tiqets
Food

Mejlgade

A long street of restaurants and bars running north from the cathedral to Østbanetorvet.Entry: Pay as you go
Museum

Moesgaard Museum

Museum of prehistory and anthropology in the countryside just south of Aarhus.Entry: Buy at the desk or onlineSearch tickets and tours on Tiqets
Food

Moesgaard Museum Café

The museum café, serving open rye bread sandwiches and Nordic dishes, open without a museum ticket.Entry: Pay as you go
Food

Restaurant Gæstgivergården

The restaurant inside Den Gamle By, serving a traditional Danish lunch in historic rooms.Entry: Pay as you go
Viewpoint

Salling Rooftop

A roof terrace on top of the Salling department store, with a 360-degree view over Aarhus.Entry: Free to visitSearch tours on Tiqets
Nature

Tropical 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 Tiqets

See them in a day-by-day plan

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Aarhus in 2 daysLatin Quarter, Den Gamle By, ARoS, Salling Rooftop, Aarhus Street Food, Marselisborg Deer Park, Moesgaard, Aarhus Cathedral, Aarhus Ø2 days, DenmarkPacked pace