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Gefion Fountain

Worth a stopCopenhagen, Denmark

What it is

Large fountain of the goddess Gefion plowing Zealand out of Sweden with four oxen, finished in 1908.

Pair it with

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

  1. 1Kastellet500 m · Free
  2. 2Marble Church700 m · Free
  3. 3Nyhavn1.1 km · Free

    Very pretty area

Also on the block, if you have time

Museum of Danish Resistance (200 m), Designmuseum Denmark (500 m), Medical Museum (500 m), The Little Mermaid (600 m, free), Amalienborg Palace (600 m).

Skip MACA Museum (1000 m), even if you’re passing.