Botanical Garden & Palm House
128 Gothersgade, Copenhagen, København K, 1123, Denmark
Copenhagen's Botanical Garden has existed in one form or another since 1600, making it over four centuries old, but it only settled into its current location in 1870 after two previous moves.
Kastellet
1 Kastellet, Copenhagen, København Ø, 2100, Denmark
This five-pointed star fortress is one of the best-preserved military fortifications in Northern Europe, and it is still an active military installation — the Danish Defence Intelligence Service operates from within its walls.
Superkilen
Nørrebrogade 210, 2200 København N
Before 2012, Nørrebro was Copenhagen's most troubled neighbourhood — ethnically diverse, economically disadvantaged, and scarred by gang violence and the 2006 riots triggered by controversial newspaper cartoons.
Tivoli Gardens
Vesterbrogade 3, 1630 København V
Georg Carstensen talked King Christian VIII into granting him a charter for an amusement park in 1843 with a line that belongs in a political textbook: "When the people are amusing themselves, they do not think about politics.
Explore park in Copenhagen
GPS-guided narration at every landmark. Tap a spot on the map, hear the story. Every fact verified.