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Kastellet

Worth a detourCopenhagen, Denmark

What it is

Star-shaped 17th-century fortress with ramparts and moats, still a military site and open as a park.

Pair it with

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

  1. 1Marble Church800 m · Free
  2. 2Statens Museum for Kunst1.1 km · $29 · about 200 kr

    Fantastic

  3. 3Hirschsprung Collection1.1 km · $17 · about 115 kr

Also on the block, if you have time

The Little Mermaid (300 m, free), Museum of Danish Resistance (400 m), Gefion Fountain (500 m, free), Designmuseum Denmark (500 m), Medical Museum (600 m).

Skip MACA Museum (1.2 km), even if you’re passing.