Uncommon places to visit in Denmark

The 13th century Renaissance building houses a Michelin-starred restaurant and hotel. Former prison cells remain in the vaults.

The 23-meter tower from 1900 stands on sand dunes. In 2019, it was moved 70 meters inland due to coastal erosion.

Six large wooden figures by artist Thomas Dambo are located in forests around the city. The sculptures are made from recycled materials.

The chalk cliffs rise 128 meters above the Baltic Sea. The beach is accessible via 497 steps and contains numerous fossils.

The northernmost point of Denmark where the Skagerrak and Kattegat seas converge. The beach consists of light sand.

A 40-meter chalk cliff with geological layers documenting an asteroid impact from 66 million years ago.

A 13th-century historic castle with red walls. The complex includes a park and an English garden.

A museum embedded in the dunes with exhibitions about World War II and the local history of the region.

This Stone Age rock formation consists of large granite blocks forming a cave with an opening at its peak.

Built in 1863, this 35-meter lighthouse offers views over the North Sea and Hirtshals harbor.

Built in 1644, the castle houses a naval museum and art collections across 20 rooms with historical furniture.

The 8000-hectare forest contains hiking trails, old beech trees, limestone caves and Stone Age remains.

This 1000-hectare nature park contains wild red deer, fallow deer and sika deer among centuries-old oak trees.

An archaeological site containing 682 graves and 150 stone formations from the Nordic Iron Age and Viking Period.

This 14th-century church was buried by sand drifts. Only the church tower remains visible above the sand.

A German coastal fortress from 1940 with bunkers, cannons and underground passages on a hill overlooking the Kattegat.

The botanical garden features a collection of Nordic plants and includes a children's area with playground equipment.

This 19th-century windmill stands on a hill above the fishing village and was used for grinding grain.

The remains of this 1313 fortress stand on a small peninsula with stone walls and a defense tower.

A 13th-century structure with medieval wall paintings depicting biblical scenes.

This 19th century windmill stands on a hill in the village and demonstrates traditional Danish mill construction techniques.

The 13th century fortress complex spans 3.5 hectares on a 74-meter high granite cliff at the northern tip of Bornholm.

This 16th century manor contains original furniture and artworks from four centuries of Danish noble history.

The 90-meter church tower features an external spiral staircase with 400 steps leading to the golden globe at its peak.

This military complex extends underground and displays original equipment and rooms from the period between 1945 and 1991.

The museum displays a collection of paintings, furniture and decorative arts from Danish history from the 16th century to present.

The animal park houses over 1000 animals on 440 hectares of land, including zebras, rhinoceros and various species of monkeys.

The Renaissance building from 1554 features a moat, a baroque garden and several museums with historical vehicles.

The 38-meter tall lighthouse stands on a dune, providing a panoramic view of the North Sea and coastal landscape.

A 47-meter limestone cliff on the coast that serves as a nesting site for seabirds and provides views over the sea.

Two burial mounds and runic stones from the 10th century document the religious transition from Nordic paganism to Christianity in Denmark.