10 Specialty Museums in Aalborg That You Shouldn't Miss

The burial site of Lindholm Hoje is one of the most beautiful ancient monuments in Denmark from late Iron Age and the Viking Age. Several hundred stone circles indicate the tombs. In the museum, you can see an exhibition on the lives of the Vikings on Lindholm Hoje as well as a new exhibition on the ancient time in the land of the Limfjorden.

Springeren -Maritimt Oplevelsescenter welcomes you inside to see our many exciting effects and exhibitions from the maritime world including a journey on-board the submarine "Springeren". You can also come onboard one of the world's largest torpedo-boat "Sobjornen" og see our Alouette-helicopter that has participated in actions in the north Atlantic in 20 years. You can also try our sail simulator, where you can sail a ship in Aalborg harbor. We also have a lot of beautiful modelships and uniforms.

The "Gråbrodrekloster Museet" is an underground museum 3 m below one of the busiest pedestrian streets, Algade in Aalborg. In the museum, the history of the Franciscan monastery is told as well as the history of a. o. the market place, the unknown churches and the city houses, which had to make way for the friars' monastery. The museum shows impressive ruins of the monastery, skeletons from the cemeteries and many fine findings from the city of Aalborg's Viking and medieval past.

Visit the evocative collection on the loft of the beautiful Renaissance house and listen to the story of life in the stone house and at the pharmacy "Svaneapoteket" through more than 350 years. The museum offers guided tours in cooperation with the Foundation for Preservation of Jens Bang's Stenhus ("Apoteker S.C. Stroybergs Fond til Bevarelse af Jens Bangs Stenhus"), which owns the house as well as the collection.