Best places to see in Odense
Sightseeing
Voted one of the best small zoos in Europe, Odense Zoo has a wide variety of unique attractions and is an easy 3.5-kilometer drive from the city. Here, you can get up-close with giraffes, watch tigers and lions, and see seals, chimps and penguins being fed.
In summer, you can even camp out for the night in the grounds (minimum four people) and get a behind-the-scenes guided tour. Also during peak season, there are hourly boat trips to the zoo from Munke Mose Park.
A canopy walk takes visitors to as high as 12 meters above the ground to walk through the treetops. Among the impressive variety of species are penguins, zebras, sloths, camels, ostriches, tapirs, flamingoes, red pandas, Shetland ponies, alpacas, and chimpanzees. This is a popular place to visit for families in Odense.
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Odense ZOO
306 Søndre Blvd.Voted one of the best small zoos in Europe, Odense Zoo has a wide variety of unique attractions and is an easy 3.5-kilometer drive from the city. Here, you can get up-close with giraffes, watch tigers and lions, and see seals, chimps and penguins being fed.
In summer, you can even camp out for the night in the grounds (minimum four people) and get a behind-the-scenes guided tour. Also during peak season, there are hourly boat trips to the zoo from Munke Mose Park.
A canopy walk takes visitors to as high as 12 meters above the ground to walk through the treetops. Among the impressive variety of species are penguins, zebras, sloths, camels, ostriches, tapirs, flamingoes, red pandas, Shetland ponies, alpacas, and chimpanzees. This is a popular place to visit for families in Odense.
A little under 1.5 kilometers from Odense Cathedral is the wonderful Railway Museum with an eclectic collection of 19th-century locomotives. Here, you can relive the glorious days of steam trains right through to more modern diesel trains.
Originally constructed as an engine workshop for DSB and the private North Funen Railway Company, the roundhouse is now an impressive exhibition space, where you can experience the history of Danish railways.
Aside from the impressive and comprehensive permanent collection, which includes double-decker carriages and a Royal Saloon Car, there are regular visiting locomotives.
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Danmörk Railway Museum
24 DannebrogsgadeA little under 1.5 kilometers from Odense Cathedral is the wonderful Railway Museum with an eclectic collection of 19th-century locomotives. Here, you can relive the glorious days of steam trains right through to more modern diesel trains.
Originally constructed as an engine workshop for DSB and the private North Funen Railway Company, the roundhouse is now an impressive exhibition space, where you can experience the history of Danish railways.
Aside from the impressive and comprehensive permanent collection, which includes double-decker carriages and a Royal Saloon Car, there are regular visiting locomotives.
Less than 30 minutes' drive from Odense is the fairy tale Egeskov Castle, the best preserved moat-castle in Europe. The current structure was built by Frands Brockenhuus and completed in 1554.
Although the scene is placid now, this outstanding Renaissance building began as a defensive structure at a time of political and religious unrest. To protect it from attack, it was sited in the middle of a lake and with walls thick enough to enclose stairways and a well to provide water in the event of a siege.
Over the centuries, the castle has changed hands many times and later became a model farm. A Veteran Car Museum opened here in 1967, and other tourist attractions include a treetop walk and Segway tours. The Banqueting Hall is magnificent, and the setting of this beautiful castle is breathtaking.
From Egeskov Castle, you can travel 15 kilometers to Svendborg and board a ferry to the picturesque island of Aero with its quaint cottages and cobbled lanes.
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Egeskov kastali
22 Egeskov GadeLess than 30 minutes' drive from Odense is the fairy tale Egeskov Castle, the best preserved moat-castle in Europe. The current structure was built by Frands Brockenhuus and completed in 1554.
Although the scene is placid now, this outstanding Renaissance building began as a defensive structure at a time of political and religious unrest. To protect it from attack, it was sited in the middle of a lake and with walls thick enough to enclose stairways and a well to provide water in the event of a siege.
Over the centuries, the castle has changed hands many times and later became a model farm. A Veteran Car Museum opened here in 1967, and other tourist attractions include a treetop walk and Segway tours. The Banqueting Hall is magnificent, and the setting of this beautiful castle is breathtaking.
From Egeskov Castle, you can travel 15 kilometers to Svendborg and board a ferry to the picturesque island of Aero with its quaint cottages and cobbled lanes.
Less than 3.5 kilometers from the city center is the charming Funen Open-Air Village, a great day trip and ideal way to explore the rural Denmark of the past. It's billed as "a village from the time of Hans Christian Andersen." Visitors can explore workers cottages, farmhouses, and shops that have been brought here to create an authentic living history museum.
Costumed historic interpreters demonstrate artisan skills, crafts, and 19th-century cooking throughout the village as visitors explore, and they are happy to answer questions and share stories. Visitors can also take a horse-drawn carriage ride through the village, giving an even better view of the half-timbered buildings and their thatched roofs. Families will want to be sure to visit the farm animals, including working horses that till the ground for the village's farms.
Since a great deal of the attraction is outdoors, the museum is only open during warmer weather, from May 1 to the end of October. The "Old Inn" in the village center is open June through August for light food, tea, and traditional baked goodies.
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Funen byggðin
20 SejerskovvejLess than 3.5 kilometers from the city center is the charming Funen Open-Air Village, a great day trip and ideal way to explore the rural Denmark of the past. It's billed as "a village from the time of Hans Christian Andersen." Visitors can explore workers cottages, farmhouses, and shops that have been brought here to create an authentic living history museum.
Costumed historic interpreters demonstrate artisan skills, crafts, and 19th-century cooking throughout the village as visitors explore, and they are happy to answer questions and share stories. Visitors can also take a horse-drawn carriage ride through the village, giving an even better view of the half-timbered buildings and their thatched roofs. Families will want to be sure to visit the farm animals, including working horses that till the ground for the village's farms.
Since a great deal of the attraction is outdoors, the museum is only open during warmer weather, from May 1 to the end of October. The "Old Inn" in the village center is open June through August for light food, tea, and traditional baked goodies.
In the city's west, a leisurely 10-minute stroll from the cathedral is Brandts Art Hall (Brðndts Klædefabrik), a former textile factory that is now an Arts Center, with shops, restaurants, and cafés. The Art Hall itself is an exhibition covering an area of 1,600 square meters.
In rooms that once housed spinning jennies and looms are stunning paintings, sculptures, and a range of works from the fields of architecture, design, and handicrafts. The new Collection Wing holds more than 15,000 classic works of art and photographic exhibits by world-famous photographers. In addition to all this, there are regular video installations, concerts, and public lectures.
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Brandts Klaedefabrik
8 Brandts PassageIn the city's west, a leisurely 10-minute stroll from the cathedral is Brandts Art Hall (Brðndts Klædefabrik), a former textile factory that is now an Arts Center, with shops, restaurants, and cafés. The Art Hall itself is an exhibition covering an area of 1,600 square meters.
In rooms that once housed spinning jennies and looms are stunning paintings, sculptures, and a range of works from the fields of architecture, design, and handicrafts. The new Collection Wing holds more than 15,000 classic works of art and photographic exhibits by world-famous photographers. In addition to all this, there are regular video installations, concerts, and public lectures.
If you’re into bridges (and if you are that’s fine. I'm not judging you) then you’ll love this. Fyn is the only place outside Sydney that you can harness up and climb up into the belly of a massive bridge. See Fyn from a whole new angle!
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Bridgewalking Lillebælt
2 GalsklintvejIf you’re into bridges (and if you are that’s fine. I'm not judging you) then you’ll love this. Fyn is the only place outside Sydney that you can harness up and climb up into the belly of a massive bridge. See Fyn from a whole new angle!
Food Scene
Storms Pakhus - a gastronomic and creative food market
Odense has a new, atmospheric food market of international format in Storms Pakhus' raw industrial warehouse at the harbor. Storms Pakhus offers both street food and creative workshops with the 3000 m2 storehouse with approx. 24 food stalls, 6 bars (Fridays and Saturdays the bars stay open late) and 12 creative workshops.
Storms Pakhus is a place for popular, cultural and unique experiences on Funen. The ambition is to establish a framework for independent chefs who, based on the Funen pantry and food traditions, create unpretentious and modern meals. In parallel, Storms Pakhus is an incubator for local entrepreneurs and upcoming restaurateurs who get a platform to realize their dreams and creative potential.
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Storms Pakhus - Odense Street Food
4 LerchesgadeStorms Pakhus - a gastronomic and creative food market
Odense has a new, atmospheric food market of international format in Storms Pakhus' raw industrial warehouse at the harbor. Storms Pakhus offers both street food and creative workshops with the 3000 m2 storehouse with approx. 24 food stalls, 6 bars (Fridays and Saturdays the bars stay open late) and 12 creative workshops.
Storms Pakhus is a place for popular, cultural and unique experiences on Funen. The ambition is to establish a framework for independent chefs who, based on the Funen pantry and food traditions, create unpretentious and modern meals. In parallel, Storms Pakhus is an incubator for local entrepreneurs and upcoming restaurateurs who get a platform to realize their dreams and creative potential.