Copenhagen Airport 26 min
National Museum of Denmark (29 min)
18th-century mansion with collections and exhibitions on Denmark's history, people and culture. Viking Ship Museum (25 min)
Museum of ancient & medieval maritime culture, including 5 Viking ships excavated at Skuldelev. City Hall Square (29 min)
Large open space outside city hall used for concerts, cultural performances & celebrations. Cisterns in Søndermarken (25 min)
Underground reservoir & dripstone cave transformed into a space for art exhibitions and events. Den Sorte Diamant (27 min)
Library dubbed the Black Diamond for its modern architecture, displaying items from its collections. Copenhagen Zoo (25 min)
Established zoo with airy Norman Foster-designed elephant house & Arctic habitat for polar bears. Christiansborg Palace (27 min)
Tours of the royal palace's lavish reception rooms & stables, plus 12th-century castle remains. Thorvaldsens Museum (30 min)
Canalside museum built around the neoclassical sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen's burial place. Frederiksberg Palace (25 min)
Early 18th-century palace in an Itlaian Baroque style with guided tours of former royal apartments. ARKEN Museum for Moderne Kunst (10 min)
Contemporary art museum with exhibitions & a permanent collection of painting, sculpture & photos. Copenhagen City Hall (29 min)
Guided tours of this 1905 building with richly decorated facade, housing Jens Olsen's World Clock. Roskilde Cathedral (26 min)
Imposing 12th-century, Gothic, brick cathedral with the graves of generations of kings & queens. The Round Tower (35 min)
17th-century tower with an observatory, planetarium, event hall & spiral ramp instead of stairs. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek (27 min)
Fine-art museum with antique Mediterranean sculptures, plus 19th-century French & Danish works. Tivoli Gardens (28 min)
19th-century amusement park, open Apr-Sep, with antique roller coaster & live entertainment program. | 
