Hvidovre entdecken

The Royal Danish Library's waterfront extension on Slotsholmen, designed by Schmidt Hammer Lassen and opened in 1999. The building is free to enter; the exhibition ticket covers its photography exhibitions and, on Sundays, the Old Reading Room.

Guided boat tours of about an hour through Copenhagen's harbour and canals, departing from Nyhavn and Ved Stranden, with live commentary in Danish and English. The company's roots go back to 1904; it has been part of Strömma since 2011.

Museum, library and archive of the Royal Life Guards, opened by Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik in January 1978.

Botanical garden of 10 hectares in central Copenhagen, best known for its complex of historical glasshouses dating from 1874.

Contemporary art hall in Copenhagen presenting mainly Danish but also international art, housed in the former St. Nicholas Church.

The Danish Film Institute is the national agency for Danish film, housing the Cinemateket cinema, library and FILM-X in Copenhagen.

The Danish Film Institute's cinema on Gothersgade, screening film history and new releases, with a library and a restaurant.

A museum of contemporary art in Ishøj Beach Park, about 16 minutes by S-train from Copenhagen Central Station, opened in 1996 in a building by Søren Robert Lund and extended in 2008.

Concert hall designed by Jean Nouvel in the DR Byen complex in Ørestad, home to the Danish Broadcasting Corporation's choirs and orchestras.

Historic church in central Copenhagen, serving as both a parish church and navy chapel since 1619, featuring concerts and cultural events.

Christian IV's Dutch Renaissance castle by the King's Garden, begun in 1606 as a summer house and completed by 1624, now holding the crown jewels.

The University of Copenhagen's natural history museum, whose grounds take in the Botanical Garden, the Palm House and the butterfly house.

Copenhagen's first purpose-built mosque with a dome and minaret, opened in 2014.

Church of Denmark parish church in the Christianshavn district of Copenhagen, holding Sunday services and hosting concerts and cultural events.

Small museum on the history of the Magasin du Nord department store, in Kong Hans' Vingård on Vingårdstræde, with free guided tours.

A museum of world records on Østergade, part of Strøget, with exhibits such as a figure of the world's tallest man (272 cm), a sports gallery and an interactive game zone. Run by Ripley's, like Ripley's Believe It or Not! on the City Hall Square.

Former power-station turbine hall in central Copenhagen, now used as a theatre and event venue.

Museum on Kronprinsessegade built around C. L. David's private collections, with one of the West's finest holdings of Islamic art. Admission is free.

Copenhagen art museum of 19th-century Danish art, including Golden Age painters and the Skagen painters.

Denmark's national gallery of art in Copenhagen, with admission free for visitors under 18.