General
- Best to rent a car if exploring beyond Copenhagen
Shopping
- Tiger - Danish variety store that has since expanded internationally
Copenhagen
Food
- Kødbyens Fiskebar - Seafood bar
- Vaffelbageren - Waffles and ice cream, what could go wrong?
- Shawarma
Things to do
- King’s Garden & Rosenborg Castle - Great walk on a nice day
- The Little Mermaid - Famous bronze statue; quite small in person
Excursions
- Viking Ship Museum - In Roskilde
- Kronborg Castle
- Shakespeare’s Hamlet home
- Han statue inspired by “The Little Mermaid” is made of steel instead of bronze
- Louisiana Museum of Modern Art - Art museum and sculpture park north of Copenhagen
- Frederiksborg Castle - Worth a visit
Møns Klint
- Around a 2 hour drive from copenhagen
- There's a small circular walk via staircase that's relaxing
Esbjerg
- This town was partying through the night when I was there... unsure if that's the norm!
- Dronning Louise - Very popular spot in the main square; Tried some local fish
- Mennesket ved Havet - 30ft tall statues!
Billund
- Legoland
- Slightly closer to Esbjerg than Aarhus but both were about ~1 hour drive.
- Spent around a half day here. The park is a bit small
Aarhus
- Den Gamle By - Old town area with lots of original Danish buildings since the late 1500s
Aalborg
- Stena Line - Ferry between Frederikshavn (Denmark) and Gothenburg (Sweden)
Skagen
- Northern tip of Denmark!
Food
Things to do
- Grenen
- Skagerrak and Kattegat is the collision of waves where the 2 seas. It’s visible to the naked eye and there is a strip of sand to walk on.
- Sandormen tractor - Very unique and fun ride!
- Parking is available for a fee
- Skagen Gray Lighthouse - Right before Grenen
- Port of Skagen