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Nyhavn

Worth a detourCopenhagen, Denmark

Very pretty area

What it is

17th-century canal harbor lined with brightly painted townhouses, bars and old wooden ships.

Pair it with

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

  1. 1Marble Church600 m · Free
  2. 2Christiansborg Palace - Royal Apartments700 m · $29 · about 200 kr

    Ticket shared with other Christiansborg

  3. 3Thorvaldsens Museum800 m · $15 · about 105 kr

    Large collection

  4. 4Danish War Museum900 m · $14 · about 100 kr

    Probably the best war museum I’ve been to

  5. 5Freetown Christiania900 m · Free

    Really interesting

  6. 6Rosenborg Castle1.1 km · $21 · about 145 kr

    Beautiful and historical small castle

Also on the block, if you have time

Copenhagen Amber Museum (200 m), Amalienborg Palace (500 m), Medical Museum (700 m), The David Collection (700 m, free), Christiansborg Palace - The Ruins (700 m, free).

Skip MACA Museum (100 m), even if you’re passing.