18 reasons to explore beyond the city limit

Beautiful coastline, jet black starry skies and the steep, chalky cliff known as Møns Klint are some of South Zealand and Møn’s claims to fame, and reasons to go south.

The coast north coast is full of sandy beaches and extremely charming villages and is a popular getaway for Copenhageners. One popular beach town is Hornbæk.

Sjællands nye vartegn: Skovtårnet ved Camp Adventure – en oplevelse i særklasse med et helt særligt og majestætisk syn ud over Sydsjælland.

With views of Sweden across the sound, worldwide fame, a status as UNESCO world heritage site and world fame and one of Northern Europe's finest Renaissance castles, the majestic castle Kronborg should be on your bucket list no matter what. 
 

There’s a special 1930’s vibe to the area around Bellevue Beach in Skovshoved. That's thanks to world-famous architect and designer Arne Jacobsen. Bellevue is home to a plethora of his classic, modern architecture. Join a guided tour to get the full story.

The Hermitage Castle is located in the lush Deer Park - an old royal hunting ground turned popular park and forrest a short drive north of the city centre.

Many idyllic harbour towns dot the north coast and everyone should spend some time grabbing a local fishcake, ice cream by the water - or maybe head out to sea - at least once in their life.  

As the only place in the world, Roskilde Fjord is the scene, as you jump aboard a real Viking ship.

Louisiana Museum of Modern Art er et førende internationalt kunstmuseum og et absolut fyrtårn blandt attraktioner i Danmark. Her spiller kunst, natur og arkitektur sammen i en total oplevelse, der til...

Frederiksborg Slot i Hillerød er en eventyrlig oplevelse, som ingen børn eller voksne bør gå glip af. Det smukke renæssanceslot er bygget på tre små øer i Slotssøen, i hvis blanke overflade de mange t...

Oplev prisvindende arkitektur og sansemættede udstillinger. M/S Museet for Søfart er tegnet af verdenskendte BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group, og Museet ligger i smukke, maritime omgivelser på Kulturhavn Kro...

Zealand boasts a lot of diverse natural experiences and activities. The lakes and small rivers make for some perfect summer activities, but the countryside is really a bliss in different ways all year. 

Roskilde is much more than vikings and is home to one of Europe's biggest music festival which each year draws hundreds of music lovers and party people from all over.

Right across the sound from Copenhagen, a 38 minutes train ride away you’ll find the charming Swedish city of Malmö.

One of the places where the Vikings can be experienced at close quarter, is at Trelleborg near Slagelse on Sealand, an hour's drive from Copenhagen.

The city of Ishøj is a 17 minutes train ride away from Copenhagen Central Station. The main attraction in the city by the southcoast, is ARKEN museum of contemporary art. But other great things are awaiting your visit if you want to explore a bit beyond the beaten track.

Whether you're into exploring the coastal nature from land or from the water, indulging in scrumptious foods or love getting cultural in far-flung museums in a unique setting, Hornbæk is the spot to do it all.

Frilandsmuseet er et af de største og ældste udendørs museer i verden.