Explore Ishøj

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.

A museum of circus history in Hvidovre, opened in 2001 in the former commandant's building of the Avedøre barracks and built on the collection of the juggler Ølund "Barly" Jacobsen.

A coastal fort on Køge Bay built in 1913–16, now a museum on how Denmark stayed neutral through the First World War and what the war meant for daily life. Exhibition texts and audio are in English too.

Science centre in Copenhagen about energy and water, with a showroom, a waterfall and a giant toilet, and school programmes.

A museum for the Danish artist Henry Heerup (1907–93) in Rødovre, showing his paintings, prints, assemblages and granite sculptures; opened in 2000 beside Rødovregaard, the last farm of the old village.

Copenhagen's former water reservoir under Søndermarken in Frederiksberg, built in 1856–59: three underground halls of 4,320 m² where an artist makes a site-specific exhibition each year. Damp and cool all year, from about 4 °C to 16 °C.

A zoo founded in 1859 beside Frederiksberg Gardens, with an elephant house designed by Norman Foster and a 43-metre observation tower from 1905.

Museum of more than 300 years of firefighting in Copenhagen, run by the city's emergency service.

Carlsberg's visitor centre in the brewery's original buildings in Copenhagen's Carlsberg district, telling the story of the brewery and its beer.

Former lighthouse in the Carlsberg district of Copenhagen, also called the Lime Tower after the limestone it is built from.

Centre for dance and choreography in Carlsberg Byen, in a listed building of 4,600 square metres, with performances and training.

A historic house museum in Frederiksberg, the home where Kamma and Knud Lyne Rahbek hosted Golden Age figures such as Hans Christian Andersen, Adam Oehlenschläger and H.C. Ørsted. Temporarily closed since September 2025 because of mould; its café is open.

A museum of Danish humour and satire at Frederiksberg Runddel, formed in 2021 from the Storm P. Museum and the collection of the Morskabsmuseet. The first floor is devoted to the cartoonist Storm P.; the ground floor has changing exhibitions.

Brewery on Vesterbrogade founded by Hans Jørgen Tvede in 1852, the largest Nordic producer of small beer in the 1880s; its two listed street buildings are now flats.

Concert venue hosting live music events across multiple genres including rock, metal, hip-hop, pop, and electronic music.

Experience and knowledge center showcasing 120 years of diesel engine innovation, featuring Denmark's first diesel engine and the historic B&W2000.

Denmark's largest privately-run theater, operating since 1994, hosting musicals and cultural events in a restored 1908 building with 1000+ seats.

Exhibition space for Danish and international photographic art, in the Copenhagen Meat Packing District since 2016.

Queer-led arts organisation in Copenhagen supporting contemporary performance and socially engaged art by queer artists.

A theatre hosting dramatic productions, dance, and performance works with upcoming shows including adaptations of classic literature.