I’m from the US. Going to drive from Copenhagen, Langeland, Thisted, Skagen, Ribe. I have some places I will be visiting but wanted to ask everyone if there were things that I should make sure to see along the way. Any recommendations would be appreciated!
You’re missing some very beautiful countryside near Silkeborg. If you got the time you should visit Himmelbjerget and/or Ejer Bavnehøj.
Make a stop in Aarhus for Aros and/or Moesgaard if you’re into museums. Its a good excuse to see Aarhus too, which is a pretty chill city with a nice vibe.
Moesgård museum and AROS in Aarhus 🙂
Edit: also Mønsted kalkgrubber (limestone caves between Skive and Viborg)
I know others already mentioned Silkeborg. But if decide to go look up the lake “Almind Sø” very nice for bathing and stunning nature
Spøttrup borg! I live around Skive fell free to hit me up to have a guided tour
Spøttrup Borg is a possibility. It is a bit outside skive.
When you’re on Langeland, you should definitely take the ferry to Ærø. It’s beautiful there!
When you visit Lolland, Go to Dodekalitten – its a huge art piece near the city of Kragenæs
This is an insane itinerary for a 1 week trip. There won’t be time enough to get out of the car, you might as well see Denmark on YouTube.
If you have 1 week, focus on Copenhagen and pick 1 more place. Aarhus, or something more rural.
Edit: I am not talking about the distance, I am talking about having time to get out of the car and take in the scenery, enjoy some food, se a museum, etc. You don’t see Møns Klint from your car.
3 kilometers walk in underground tunnels to see controlcenters etc. to be used had we been attacked by U.S.S.R nuclear missels.
Booking should be done in advance.
If you like nature and hiking, walk the panoramic route from Hobro to Bramslev Bakker and back. Its about 10 km (6,2 mi) and displays some of the most beautiful nature in Denmark as you walk along the fjord. Its mixed terrain but not too difficult.
Can also recommend a stay or dinner at Hotel Amerika in Hobro.
Bonus:
Theres also the possibility to see and learn about vikings in and near Hobro. The Viking fortress Fyrkat has been partially restored and turned into a museum.
P.S.
Skip Skive and Herning on your route, and drive through Viborg and Silkeborg instead 🌞 both cities are extremely rich on old and new danish culture.
P.P.S
No right turns on red light. 30 mph in cities. 50 mph on country roads. 70/80 mph on highways.
You will rarely see a speedlimit sign, just a “entering city” and “leaving city” sign.
On highways you’ll only see signs saying 110 kmt(70mph) and 110kmt crossed over. The latter means Its a 80 mph zone, which most of the intercity highways are.
You’ll want to visit the lakes around Silkeborg!
You’re missing all of the west coast with some of Europe’s best beaches. Drive down the coast and visit Løkken, Blokhus, Klitmøller, Thyborøn (ferry), Ringkøbing, Hvide Sande (they have a cable park), Henne Strand, Blåvands Huk (lighthouse and WWII bunkers). At places like Blokhus you can drive onto the beach. In south Jutland you should visit Ribe, Rømø, Tønder and Sønderborg (+ perhaps Haderslev or Aabenraa)
I would probably skip Falster, Lolland and Langeland.
What are you looking to see, nature, culture, or history?
Northern Mors has beautiful landscape that is hard to find anywhere else in the entirety of Europe. Good places to find fossils too
If you’re going up near Thisted, you should really be driving through the national park along the coast, especially the road from Hanstholm to Klitmøller, and then possibly also from Klitmøller down to Vorupør which has a newly build little national park center (it’s very very small but it’s nice).
I can see you’ve already marked some places on your map, but it’s kinda hard to tell what they are – have you got Jelling on there? Also someone already said Himmelbjerget and Moesgaard Museum, and I second both of those!
Visit Egeskov Slot. You are passing by from Odense to Svendborg
If the weather is good, you should rent a canoo in either Ry or Silkeborg and just cruise around on the lakes. It is very beautiful.
Mols Bjerge is also an excellent walk.
If culture: Ribe is something you should not miss, full of historic houses and two beautifull churches, also a must-See if vikings interest you, as there is a outdoor museum with reenactment of the Viking age. Also the witch museum is quite good.
Vejle has fjordenhus, which is architecturally amazing if that’s of interest.
While you’re near vendsyssel and vrå there is børglum kloster, which is an old historic convent and a museum, it holds a handmade copy of the bateaux’s tapestry which is quite impressive, also a ton of good ghost stories about the place.
Fyn has egeskov castle which is a wonderful day trip, it has a huge outdoor park with loads to see and do.
Odense has both the original house of H.C Andersen and a new and modern museum, I found the museum a little disappointing however it was not completely done when I was there.
Loll and you should definitely see knuthenborg and bandholm, knuthenborg is kinda an outdoor zoo but also has a wonderful little museum of evolution, it is also a quite beautiful park with loads of the old estate houses preserved.
Up on falster there is hesnæs which is a beautifull Nature area as well as a good beach and a good restaurant.
There is also Stubbekøbing where you can take the ferry to Bogø where there is an amazing pizza place on the harbour. Bogø is also beautiful in and off itself.
Stevns Klint is beautiful and a little less visited than møns (though møns klint is a must see)
Faxe kalkgrav is also quite stunning.
If you’re going Møns Klint by car, drive the via “Liselundvej” – very lovely small road that has the geography of a roller coaster.
You’ll pass right by a lovely park “Liselund Slot” where it’s possible to say hello to a lot of ducks. From there you have a forest road all the way to Møns klint
In Maribo, the “domkirke” is a beautiful sight. You can also take 1 hour boat trip with the Anemonen on the lake. Highly recommend and there are good chances for sea eagles. For dinner, I would go to Cafe Vin & Brød.
I would recommend to take a small detour and instead of herning go to silkeborg instead, especially in august
While at Ribe you could pop out to Vadehavet, quite a unique type of nature if you’re not Dutch.
But also the area around Silkeborg along Gudenåen River are beautiful.
Aarhus is very nice Moesgaard and Aros are two of the best museums in Denmark and the city is also quite chill.
There’s a great privately owned tank museum near slagelse if you’re into that kind of stuff.
It’s called panzer museum east and has way more vehicles, tanks and equipment than you would imagine for a privately owned place
The town of Ebeltoft. It has a Fregat anchored complete with canons and shit that you can visit. There is also very nice beaches, and you can go directly to or from Sjælland in the summer using the ferry.
While in Copenhagen I’d go check out Dragør. It’s a super nice little town that’s maintained it’s old buildings very well.
There’s a small boat harbor there, and a fort overlooking Sweden.
Instead of going through Herning (which is truly boring, trust me, I’m from there) you should either go through the silkeborg area on some of the smaller roads or you should go along the west coast, both offers much prettier drives
I’m sad you’re going to miss west Jutland. Hvide Sande is gorgeous.
Egeskov slot between Odense and Svendborg. Very beautiful old castle with museum and gardens.
The reptile museum in Vissenbjerg is also interesting. They have Comodo Dragons.
The house of H.C Andersen in Odense is also worth a visit.
Ribe is worth a visit, but I think you risk missing some nice areas further south. There is a bunch of marshland near the danish/german border out west, and lots of historical sites at “Skamlingsbanken” and Dybbøl (the place of a very significant battle in danish history).
Lastly, I think it is a shame your route don’t take you to Bornholm as it has some of the most unique nature in Denmark, northern Europe’s largest castleruins, and all in all just a nice place to visit (I’m a local, so take what I say with a grain of salt)
You need to stop by Silkeborg and take Hjejlen around the lakes. It is the oldest operationel paddle steamers, built in 1861, a BEAUTIFUL boat ride.
Edit:
And eat at Evald or Ludvigslyst
5 stops i would promote when you get to lolland and falster is:
– Marielyst, try larsens plads. Great place if you like summer vibes and being social😄. If you are bringing friends or have friends on lolland falster, then you can also play minigolf/soccergolf or try the driving range.
– Sakskøbing, see if you can try the sakskøbing hotel for food. It is on the more pricey side of food. But it is really good.
– Maribo, they have alot of beautiful nature, you are also able to see the old church and ruins of the former monastery by the church, perhaps while eating some icecream from søparkkiosken.
– Knuthenborg, lollands zoo, lovely place to experience summer and nature all at once😄
– dodekalitten, art in nature, its free, its nature, why not😅
In essenence, visit as much nature as you can while on lolland falster. It is what we do best. hope you enjoy you journey around Denmark.🇩🇰
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I’m from the US. Going to drive from Copenhagen, Langeland, Thisted, Skagen, Ribe. I have some places I will be visiting but wanted to ask everyone if there were things that I should make sure to see along the way. Any recommendations would be appreciated!
You’re missing some very beautiful countryside near Silkeborg. If you got the time you should visit Himmelbjerget and/or Ejer Bavnehøj.
Make a stop in Aarhus for Aros and/or Moesgaard if you’re into museums. Its a good excuse to see Aarhus too, which is a pretty chill city with a nice vibe.
Moesgård museum and AROS in Aarhus 🙂
Edit: also Mønsted kalkgrubber (limestone caves between Skive and Viborg)
I know others already mentioned Silkeborg. But if decide to go look up the lake “Almind Sø” very nice for bathing and stunning nature
Spøttrup borg! I live around Skive fell free to hit me up to have a guided tour
Spøttrup Borg is a possibility. It is a bit outside skive.
When you’re on Langeland, you should definitely take the ferry to Ærø. It’s beautiful there!
When you visit Lolland, Go to Dodekalitten – its a huge art piece near the city of Kragenæs
This is an insane itinerary for a 1 week trip. There won’t be time enough to get out of the car, you might as well see Denmark on YouTube.
If you have 1 week, focus on Copenhagen and pick 1 more place. Aarhus, or something more rural.
Edit: I am not talking about the distance, I am talking about having time to get out of the car and take in the scenery, enjoy some food, se a museum, etc. You don’t see Møns Klint from your car.
[Cold war museum](https://www.oesm.dk/koldkrigsmuseum-stevnsfort/) at Stevns if you are interested in history.
3 kilometers walk in underground tunnels to see controlcenters etc. to be used had we been attacked by U.S.S.R nuclear missels.
Booking should be done in advance.
If you like nature and hiking, walk the panoramic route from Hobro to Bramslev Bakker and back. Its about 10 km (6,2 mi) and displays some of the most beautiful nature in Denmark as you walk along the fjord. Its mixed terrain but not too difficult.
http://mariagerfjordguiden.dk/da-dk/vandring/vandrestier/panoramaruten-mariager-fjord
Scroll down on the site for english.
Can also recommend a stay or dinner at Hotel Amerika in Hobro.
Bonus:
Theres also the possibility to see and learn about vikings in and near Hobro. The Viking fortress Fyrkat has been partially restored and turned into a museum.
https://nordjyskemuseer.dk/en/u/vikingemuseet-fyrkat-en/
P.S.
Skip Skive and Herning on your route, and drive through Viborg and Silkeborg instead 🌞 both cities are extremely rich on old and new danish culture.
P.P.S
No right turns on red light. 30 mph in cities. 50 mph on country roads. 70/80 mph on highways.
You will rarely see a speedlimit sign, just a “entering city” and “leaving city” sign.
On highways you’ll only see signs saying 110 kmt(70mph) and 110kmt crossed over. The latter means Its a 80 mph zone, which most of the intercity highways are.
You’ll want to visit the lakes around Silkeborg!
You’re missing all of the west coast with some of Europe’s best beaches. Drive down the coast and visit Løkken, Blokhus, Klitmøller, Thyborøn (ferry), Ringkøbing, Hvide Sande (they have a cable park), Henne Strand, Blåvands Huk (lighthouse and WWII bunkers). At places like Blokhus you can drive onto the beach. In south Jutland you should visit Ribe, Rømø, Tønder and Sønderborg (+ perhaps Haderslev or Aabenraa)
I would probably skip Falster, Lolland and Langeland.
What are you looking to see, nature, culture, or history?
Northern Mors has beautiful landscape that is hard to find anywhere else in the entirety of Europe. Good places to find fossils too
I would defiantly drive across [Storebæltbroen](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storeb%C3%A6ltsforbindelsen).
If you’re going up near Thisted, you should really be driving through the national park along the coast, especially the road from Hanstholm to Klitmøller, and then possibly also from Klitmøller down to Vorupør which has a newly build little national park center (it’s very very small but it’s nice).
I can see you’ve already marked some places on your map, but it’s kinda hard to tell what they are – have you got Jelling on there? Also someone already said Himmelbjerget and Moesgaard Museum, and I second both of those!
https://egeskov.dk/
Visit Egeskov Slot. You are passing by from Odense to Svendborg
If the weather is good, you should rent a canoo in either Ry or Silkeborg and just cruise around on the lakes. It is very beautiful.
Mols Bjerge is also an excellent walk.
If culture: Ribe is something you should not miss, full of historic houses and two beautifull churches, also a must-See if vikings interest you, as there is a outdoor museum with reenactment of the Viking age. Also the witch museum is quite good.
Vejle has fjordenhus, which is architecturally amazing if that’s of interest.
While you’re near vendsyssel and vrå there is børglum kloster, which is an old historic convent and a museum, it holds a handmade copy of the bateaux’s tapestry which is quite impressive, also a ton of good ghost stories about the place.
Fyn has egeskov castle which is a wonderful day trip, it has a huge outdoor park with loads to see and do.
Odense has both the original house of H.C Andersen and a new and modern museum, I found the museum a little disappointing however it was not completely done when I was there.
Loll and you should definitely see knuthenborg and bandholm, knuthenborg is kinda an outdoor zoo but also has a wonderful little museum of evolution, it is also a quite beautiful park with loads of the old estate houses preserved.
Up on falster there is hesnæs which is a beautifull Nature area as well as a good beach and a good restaurant.
There is also Stubbekøbing where you can take the ferry to Bogø where there is an amazing pizza place on the harbour. Bogø is also beautiful in and off itself.
Stevns Klint is beautiful and a little less visited than møns (though møns klint is a must see)
Faxe kalkgrav is also quite stunning.
Hope you can use any of the above
In Randers, go visit Randers Regnskov
https://www.regnskoven.dk/
If you’re going Møns Klint by car, drive the via “Liselundvej” – very lovely small road that has the geography of a roller coaster.
You’ll pass right by a lovely park “Liselund Slot” where it’s possible to say hello to a lot of ducks. From there you have a forest road all the way to Møns klint
In Maribo, the “domkirke” is a beautiful sight. You can also take 1 hour boat trip with the Anemonen on the lake. Highly recommend and there are good chances for sea eagles. For dinner, I would go to Cafe Vin & Brød.
I would recommend to take a small detour and instead of herning go to silkeborg instead, especially in august
While at Ribe you could pop out to Vadehavet, quite a unique type of nature if you’re not Dutch.
But also the area around Silkeborg along Gudenåen River are beautiful.
Aarhus is very nice Moesgaard and Aros are two of the best museums in Denmark and the city is also quite chill.
There’s a great privately owned tank museum near slagelse if you’re into that kind of stuff.
It’s called panzer museum east and has way more vehicles, tanks and equipment than you would imagine for a privately owned place
The town of Ebeltoft. It has a Fregat anchored complete with canons and shit that you can visit. There is also very nice beaches, and you can go directly to or from Sjælland in the summer using the ferry.
While in Copenhagen I’d go check out Dragør. It’s a super nice little town that’s maintained it’s old buildings very well.
There’s a small boat harbor there, and a fort overlooking Sweden.
Instead of going through Herning (which is truly boring, trust me, I’m from there) you should either go through the silkeborg area on some of the smaller roads or you should go along the west coast, both offers much prettier drives
I’m sad you’re going to miss west Jutland. Hvide Sande is gorgeous.
Egeskov slot between Odense and Svendborg. Very beautiful old castle with museum and gardens.
The reptile museum in Vissenbjerg is also interesting. They have Comodo Dragons.
The house of H.C Andersen in Odense is also worth a visit.
Ribe is worth a visit, but I think you risk missing some nice areas further south. There is a bunch of marshland near the danish/german border out west, and lots of historical sites at “Skamlingsbanken” and Dybbøl (the place of a very significant battle in danish history).
Lastly, I think it is a shame your route don’t take you to Bornholm as it has some of the most unique nature in Denmark, northern Europe’s largest castleruins, and all in all just a nice place to visit (I’m a local, so take what I say with a grain of salt)
You need to stop by Silkeborg and take Hjejlen around the lakes. It is the oldest operationel paddle steamers, built in 1861, a BEAUTIFUL boat ride.
Edit:
And eat at Evald or Ludvigslyst
5 stops i would promote when you get to lolland and falster is:
– Marielyst, try larsens plads. Great place if you like summer vibes and being social😄. If you are bringing friends or have friends on lolland falster, then you can also play minigolf/soccergolf or try the driving range.
– Sakskøbing, see if you can try the sakskøbing hotel for food. It is on the more pricey side of food. But it is really good.
– Maribo, they have alot of beautiful nature, you are also able to see the old church and ruins of the former monastery by the church, perhaps while eating some icecream from søparkkiosken.
– Knuthenborg, lollands zoo, lovely place to experience summer and nature all at once😄
– dodekalitten, art in nature, its free, its nature, why not😅
In essenence, visit as much nature as you can while on lolland falster. It is what we do best. hope you enjoy you journey around Denmark.🇩🇰