Things to Do in Denmark

The Danish Museum of Science and Technology in Elsinore has an impressive collection of steam engines, inventions, electric appliances, bicycles, cars, and airplanes. Located in a former iron foundry from the 1960s, the museum has since been extended to 26,000 square feet (8,000 square meters). The big halls, which take about 2-3 hours to explore, are filled with the development of technology, science, and industry. The museum has a complete pewter workshop built inside of it, and the extensive aviation department has complete, former military aircraft.

All forms of transport are documented at the Danish Museum of Science and Technology, so if you even remotely like old cars, airplanes, trains, or busses, this museum is a must-visit! There are a wide variety of exhibits, many of which are interactive "” you can even walk through and sit inside of a number of the aircraft.

Insider's Tip: The exhibition halls inside the museum are not heated, so be sure to dress for the outside temperature. (You can easily warm up in the cafe if you get chilly during the winter months.)

Aristocratic and much-mustachioed Tycho Brahe (1546"“1601) was the most important Danish astronomer of the 16th century and lived on the (now Swedish) island of Ven (spelt "˜Hven' in Danish). His influence was so great that in 1642 the Rundetaarn (Round Tower) Observatory was built in Copenahgen's Latin Quarter to carry on his work; his memory also lingers on today at the city's planetarium.

Inaugurated in 1989, the planetarium is constructed of biscuit-and-blue bricks in a distinctive circular design and sits on the banks of St Jorgen's Lake; it was designed by Danish architects MAA Knud Munk. Inside its space-age interior are two family-focused theaters; one showing 3D "˜edutainment' movies on a continuous loop, covering a variety of subjects in the natural world from monsters of the deep to life in space. But the major attraction is the vast dome-shaped screen in the Space Theatre (children younger than three are not allowed in), where rapt audiences can immerse themselves in 3D and IMAX journeys through the universe.

Most movies are narrated in Danish but English translations are available via headsets for 20 DKK. The Planetarium also has a permanent exhibition of astronomy and space travel that addresses the mysteries of our galaxy, while the "˜Journey through Space' exhibit looks at how astronauts survive in the Space Station. Free guided tours are provided during school holidays. The Planetarium is on the route of the hop-on, hop-off bus Carlsberg tour of Copenhagen.