Things to do in Copenhagen Region, Zealand: The Best Points of Interest & Landmarks

Built from 1886 – 1892 for privately collected money, Garderhøjfortet was the most important hinge in the Copenhagen Fortification. The Fort was active from 1892 until 1920. During World War I, 400 soldiers manned the fort during the four years of war. Since Denmark was not occupied during the war, the 400 soldiers experienced a “Sitz Krieg”.The fort’s most precious pearl is the large “Double Canon” with a range of three miles and a weight of 200 tonnes.The fort has been renovated and air-conditioned so it is pleasant to reside into the fort.Experimentarium – the famous Danish Science Centre – has developed a very active hands-on, minds-on exhibition which brings the visitors back to 1914. The visitors can experience how the soldiers exercised to keep their body fit, how the soldiers longed for their loved ones (expressed in letters), how the fort communicated (via Morse) to the others forts in the Fortification, how they cooked and how they slept (24 soldiers on 12 m2!!). Also, the visitors can arm a copy of the “Double Canon” and try to hit a target in the area north of Copenhagen.Experiencing the exhibition, you really get the feeling of how it was 100 years ago to be a soldier with very little to do and with the constant fear: The enemy is arriving!

Helsingør Kunstgaleri. We are a local art gallery in the heart of Helsingør consisting of seven artists with different styles and techniques including ceramics, photography, painting and more. Every month we invite different local artists from all around Denmark.

This historic castle was constructed on three islands and is surrounded by lake and beautiful gardens. Frederiksborg Castle has housed The Museum of National History since 1878. A tour through the museum's many beautiful rooms is an encounter with kings, queens, nobles, the bourgeois, events, and epochs, which have all shaped the country's history and development from the Middle Ages to the 21st century. The museum was founded by brewer J.C. Jacobsen, the founder of Carlsberg.

Fredensborg Palace was built in the beginning of the 18th Century. The image of an Italian country villa was on the drawing board when Frederick IV began construction on his Baroque palace. The king wanted to create a haven where his family life could flourish. This Baroque masterpiece took seven years to complete, and during this time the gardens were also planted. When Frederick IV died, his son Christian VI pulled down wings of the palace and erected new ones, which he, albeit, generally never made use of. It was only when Christian IX came to the throne that the palace was used for the purpose for which it was built. In the summer months, Christian IX and his queen Louise's 6 children, their children's spouses and 36 grandchildren flocked to Fredensborg Palace. Laughter and the trip-trap of tiny feet echoed in the palace halls, and members of the Danish Royal Family would spend time playing in the gardens. Ever since those happy days, the Danish Royal Family has been moving into the palace for the summer months, giving the youngest members of the family a trove of carefree childhood memories to treasure. The Royal Couple use the palace for three months in the spring and three months in the autumn. They celebrate weddings, silver wedding anniversaries and birthdays at the palace. Fredensborg also provides a setting for Her Majesty to carry out her official duties. She receives heads of state and ambassadors who submit their credentials to her at the palace. In the summer, Crown Prince Frederick and Crown Princess Mary use the palace as a summer residence. They have their own residential quarters in the Chancellery House. The expansive Baroque palace gardens are open to the public all year round. The palace and the Private Gardens are open for guided tours from July 1st to August 7th.