List of tourist attractions in Denmark

This list of tourist attractions in Denmark presents the 50 most visited tourist attractions in Denmark according to the annual survey published by Visit Denmark, the Danish national tourist organisation. Visitor numbers are from 2013.^[1]

Scope

Not every attraction qualify for the survey and there are strict guidelines. Only commercial attractions aimed primarily at tourists and with a somewhat restricted access will be considered. Attractions not covered are for instance:

• Concert halls such as Copenhagen Concert Hall and Copenhagen Opera House
• Theatres such as the Royal Danish Theatre and the Royal Danish Playhouse
• Exhibition centres such as Bella Centre
• Natural sites. This includes places like Møns Klint, Grenen at Skagen Odde, Jægersborg Dyrehave and the four national parks.
• Freely accessible attractions such as Freetown Christiania and The Little Mermaid, both in Copenhagen.

Top 50 most visited attractions in Denmark

Rank	Attraction	Type	Location	Visitor number
1	Tivoli Gardens	Amusement park	Copenhagen	4,200,000
2	Dyrehavsbakken	Amusement park	Copenhagen	2,500,000
3	Legoland	Amusement park	Billund, South Jutland	1,700.000
4	Copenhagen Zoo	Zoo	Copenhagen	1,433,368
5	Blue Planet Aquarium	Aquarium/Zoo	Copenhagen	1,086,856
6	ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum	Art museum	Aarhus	816,468
7	Djurs Sommerland	Amusement park	East Jutland	752,183
8	National Museum	Museum	Copenhagen	727,727
9	Louisiana Museum of Modern Art	Art museum	North Zealand	724,580
10	Fårup Sommerland	Amusement park	North Jutland	656,0+4
11	Lallandia Bilund	Aquadome	Billund, South Jutland	618,114
12	Lalandia Rødby	Aquadome	Lolland-Falster	507,403
13	Den Gamle By	Open-air museum	Aarhus	480,270
14	Rundetårn	Historic building	Copenhagen	477,005
15	Aalborg Zoo	Zoo	Aalborg	468,566
16	BonBon-Land	Amusement park	Zealand	428,631
17	Tivoli Friheden	Amusement park	Aarhus	394,078
18	Odense Zoo	Zoo	Funen	381,439
19	Danish National Gallery	Art museum	Copenhagen	355,835
20	Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek	Art museum	Copenhagen	339,336
21	Givskud Zoo	Zoo	South Jutland	316,364
22	Madsby Legeland	Amusement park	South Jutland	303,351
23	Experimentarium	Science museum	Copenhagen	287,390
51	Randers Tropical Zoo	Zoo	East Jutland	272,435
25	Post & Tele Museum	Museum	Copenhagen	265,572
26	Rosenborg Castle	Historical building and museum	Copenhagen	258,127
27	Kronborg Castle	Historic building	Copenhagen Area	242,583
28	Frilandsmuseet	Open-air museum	Copenhagen	236,496
29	Jesperhus	Resort and flower park	North Jutland	230,000
30	Knuthenborg Safari Park	Zoo	Lolland-Falster	223,000
31	Skallerup Seaside Resort	Aquadome	North Jutland	203,500
32	Frederiksborg Palace	Historical building and museum	North Zealand	196,854
33	Egeskov Castle	Historical building and museum	Funen	195,180
34	Royal Christiansborg	Historical building and museum	Copenhagen	190,720
35	Carlsberg Visitor Centre	Visitor centre	Copenhagen	190,000
36	Ree Park – Ebeltoft Safari	Zoo	East Jutland	182,771
37	Danish Natural History Museum	Museum	Copenhagen	176,890
38	Nordsøen Oceanarium	Aquarium	North Jutland	159,537
39	Arken Museum of Modern Art	Art museum	Copenhagen Area	158,161
40	Jyllands Park Zoo	Zoo	West Jutland	158,100
41	Sommerland Sjælland	Amusement park	North Zealand	144,844
42	Hvidbjerg Strand Vadeland	Aquadome	West Jutland	130,186
43	AQUA Aquarium & Animal Park	Aquarium/Zoo	Central Jutland	129,119
44	Tycho Brahe Planetarium	Science centre	Copenhagen	126,590
45	Utzon Center	Museum	Aalborg	126,102
46	Kattegatcentret	Aquarium	East Jutland	124,531
47	Viking Ship Museum	Museum	Roskilde	120,874
48	Graceland Randers	Museum	East Jutland	118,110
49	Fisheries and Maritime Museum, Esbjerg	Museum/Aquarium	West Jutland	117,615
50	Danish Film Institute	Museum/Cinema	Copenhagen	104,739

See also

• Tourism in Denmark
• List of museums in Denmark

References

1. "Attraktionslisten 2013" (PDF) (in Danish). Visit Denmark. Retrieved 2014-08-24.