What to do and see in Odense, Funen and Islands: The Best Things to do Good for Kids

Beans, Beers & Board games! Welcome to Papas Papbar(Cardboard Bar). We serve great coffee, a fantastic selection of cold beers & many other kinds of drinks and delicious food, with a strong focus on organic and local ingredients. Lastly we have a huge array of board games available for your enjoyment, and volunteers to offer you game recommendations and easy explanations of their rules.

Experience the history of Denmark’s railways in the authentic roundhouse from 1954. We have 21 tracks featuring iconic engines and carriages. Look inside the royal carriages, experience travelling first class and see Denmark’s oldest preserved steam engine from 1868. You can enter many of the museum’s engines and carriages. You can sit on the old wooden seats or stand in the driver’s cab of a steam locomotive. We provide a rewarding outing for the whole family, and visitors of all ages are welcome. Visit the child-sized Children’s Railway Station, brimming with trains and rails for you to play with. Go for a ride on the popular mini-train which runs every day. It is possible to enter many of the carriages and engines. All activities are free once you have paid the entrance fee.

The treetop adventure park in Odense has challenges for all ages. The park has 7 different courses, 85 challenges and 16 different zip-lines. There are wild, funny and challenging courses for all ages and levels of experience. The courses go on for many kilometres, in the treetops. There are courses as low as ½ of a meter, and as high as 15 meters. The park is located right next to IKEA.

Take a trip out to our outdoor Museum - a village from the time of Hans Christian Andersen, where everyday life is as it was in a 19th century Funen rural environment. Mediators from Living History give you an exciting, authentic glimpse of what everyday life was like back then, operating as farmers, craftworkers, labourers and servant girls in historical dress.

Odense ZOO has been elected the best zoo in Europe. We prioritize the well-being of the animals and try to give the animals as natural surroundings within their cages as possible, to increase the quality of their life as well as to give our visitors the experience of seeing the animals as close to their natural invironments as possible.

Will-o’-the-wisps. Goblins. Elves. Bone-horses and talking lizards. Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale The Elf Mound is full of magical creatures. At The Tinder-Box Cultural House for Children’s exhibition at Møntergarden, you become part of the story. Step inside the mound and discover gnarled tree roots, fire under the pots and mountain caves to sleep in, as well as weird and wonderful costumes. Elf shops entice, and board games stand ready. You’re allowed to touch everything. Listen, play, transform. Let time stand still and spend it with those you love in a whole new world.

Experience Odense from the water. Enjoy a boat trip surrounded by beautiful nature on Odense River. Since 1882 Odense Aafart has been sailing people up and down the river. Jump on board and enjoy a stunning city break on the water while peeking into the beautiful old gardens and looking, at the striking scenery. Depart from the center of Odense, pass the Odense Zoo and arrive at the beech forest in Fruens Bøge for a relaxing stroll or simply return to the center of Odense.