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Museum of Copenhagen

Worth a stopCopenhagen, Denmark

What it is

Copenhagen’s city museum, tracing the capital’s history from the Middle Ages to the present, on Stormgade near City Hall Square.

Pair it with

Worth a detour or better, within a 15-minute walk. Numbers match the map.

  1. 1Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek200 m · $19 · about 130 kr

    Fantastic collection

  2. 2Tivoli Gardens300 m · $24 · about 165 kr
  3. 3Thorvaldsens Museum400 m · $15 · about 105 kr

    Large collection

  4. 4Danish War Museum500 m · $14 · about 100 kr

    Probably the best war museum I’ve been to

  5. 5Christiansborg Palace - Royal Apartments500 m · $29 · about 200 kr

    Ticket shared with other Christiansborg

  6. 6Botanical Garden1.2 km · $11 · about 70 kr

Also on the block, if you have time

National Museum of Denmark (100 m), Royal Guard Museum (300 m), Christiansborg Palace - Royal Stables (400 m, free), Christiansborg Palace - The Ruins (500 m, free), Danish Jewish Museum (600 m).

Skip Christiansborg Palace - Royal Kitchen (400 m), even if you’re passing: “Ticket shared with other Christiansborg”