Explorer Copenhague

A Ripley's Believe It or Not! museum of oddities on the City Hall Square, with the H.C. Andersen Experience behind the same entrance; one admission covers both.

Copenhagen's city hall on Rådhuspladsen, seat of the city council, holding Jens Olsen's World Clock.

Museum of Copenhagen's history, covering 14,000 years of the city's story; ticket also gives access to Thorvaldsen's Museum and Nikolaj Kunsthal.

Denmark's national museum in Copenhagen, covering 9,000 years of Danish history from the Stone Age through the Vikings to the present day.

Copenhagen art museum holding some 10,000 works spanning about 6,000 years, including ancient sculpture and 19th-century French and Danish art.

The University of Copenhagen's former main library, opened in 1861 to designs by Johan Daniel Herholdt and used as a library until 2009. The building is now open to visitors for exhibitions, events and guided tours.

A National Museum flat on Frederiksholms Kanal, furnished exactly as a well-off Copenhagen family left it around 1890 and untouched since.

A kunsthal for modern and contemporary art on the Gammel Strand canal front, run by Kunstforeningen, the art society founded in 1825, in a town house from 1750.

Museum on Slotsholmen for the sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen, built between 1838 and 1848 by Michael Gottlieb Bindesbøll after a public collection raised the money.

Planetarium offering shows in its iconic dome, exhibitions on astronomy and space technology, science activities, and a major art installation by Tomás Saraceno.

A museum in the historic Court Theatre on Slotsholmen in Copenhagen, presenting Danish theatre history in the theatre operating since 1767.

Danish royal palace in central Copenhagen featuring the Royal Reception Rooms, 800-year-old ruins, Bjørn Nørgaard's historic tapestries, and the palace chapel.

17th-century round tower and observatory in central Copenhagen, open to visitors as a landmark and exhibition venue.

Ruins of the castle Bishop Absalon founded in 1167, sacked and demolished in 1369 and now excavated beneath Christiansborg Palace.

Museum covering 500 years of military history through exhibitions on Danish naval forces, warriors, and modern warfare.

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.

Historic parish church in Copenhagen with regular worship services, concerts, and cultural activities.

Remains of Bishop Absalon's 12th-century castle, shown in the excavations beneath Christiansborg Palace.

National gallery for Danish architecture featuring exhibitions on Danish architecture, design and urban life spanning 1,000 years.