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Thorvaldsens Museum

Worth a detourCopenhagen, Denmark·I’d go back

Large collection

What it is

Canalside museum built around the neoclassical sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen’s burial place.

Pair it with

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

  1. 1Christiansborg Palace - Royal Apartments100 m · $29 · about 200 kr

    Ticket shared with other Christiansborg

  2. 2Danish War Museum300 m · $14 · about 100 kr

    Probably the best war museum I’ve been to

  3. 3Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek500 m · $19 · about 130 kr

    Fantastic collection

  4. 4Tivoli Gardens700 m · $24 · about 165 kr
  5. 5Nyhavn800 m · Free

    Very pretty area

  6. 6Botanical Garden1000 m · $11 · about 70 kr

Also on the block, if you have time

Christiansborg Palace - The Ruins (100 m, free), Christiansborg Palace - Royal Stables (200 m, free), National Museum of Denmark (300 m), Danish Jewish Museum (400 m), The Black Diamond (400 m, free).

Skip Christiansborg Palace - Royal Kitchen (100 m), even if you’re passing: “Ticket shared with other Christiansborg”