Hillerod Things to Do

Fredensborg Castle is wonderfully located in Fredensborg, north of Copenhagen. The square castle with its grand dome was built in 1721, during the reign of Frederik IV, under the supervision of architect C. Krieger. Since then... more

Frederiksborg Slot castle is located in the middle of Hillerød and contains the National History Museum. Originally built by Frederik II in 1562, it was Christian IV who commissioned the wonderful Renaissance castle we know tod... more

Frederiksborg castle's Baroque gardens date from the 1600s. At one point it fell into disrepair and then simply vanished; in 1996 the gardens were re-landscaped and re-opened, though. You can now once again admire the big water... more

This delightful manor in Gammel Holte, north of Copenhagen, houses a museum of modern art. Originally this was part of lands belonging to the Crown. In 1755 Laurinds de Thura bought Gl. Holtegård and constructed the distinguish... more

Rungstedlund was the childhood home of famous writer and adventurer Karen Blixen. It was also here that she lived when she returned from her farm in Africa, until her death in 1962. The museum contains some of the writer's belo... more

Founded in 1958, Louisiana is Denmark's greatest museum of modern art. The museum is an annex of an old villa, located in the middle of a magnificent park which stretches down to Øresund. In the park you'll find sculptures by H... more

This is the second milestone in the dramatic wizardry of Dr. Dante. A former suburban furniture store has become a breeding ground for new artists, as well as the first theater to be opened by the already legendary young direct... more

In 1903 Johannes Hage donated his collection of paintings to this museum, Nivaagård Malerisamling. Here you will find work by brilliant Italian painters from the fifteenth century, as well as Dutch painters from the 1600s, amon... more

This Scandinavian city surprises you with the number of golf courses that it possesses. A golf-crazy tourist is sure to get his money's worth on a trip to Copenhagen with excellent golf courses like the one at the Rungsted Golf... more

In this aquarium you can admire the animals and fish that live in the Øresund. There are ten different tanks, each of them designed in order to create an environment for the fish to live as they would in Øresund itself. Each Mo... more