Family trip to Copenhagen with children. Ideas on where to go with your child

Tivoli Gardens remain the most famous and popular place for travelers with kids in Copenhagen. Originally a usual entertaining center, Tivoli has already become a historic landmark of the international level. The opening of this park took place yet in the middle of the 19th century. This is one of the oldest amusement parks in the world. In Tivoli, visitors will find dozens of rides for children of different age. Besides that, there is always a team of professional animators who organize interesting performances and entertaining events for children. Guests will be also pleased to know that there are 9 different restaurants with different specialization in the park, and every restaurant has a diversified menu for children.

Copenhagen is also home to the oldest amusement park in the world - Dyrehavsbakken or just Bakken. The opening of the park took place in 1538! Naturally, Bakken has changed significantly through centuries. Nowadays the park occupies a large territory with numerous rides, parks, beautiful artificial rivers and lakes. The most extreme rides in Denmark can be found in Bakken, but small children will also find much fun in the park as there are special merry-go-rounds for babies, and kids are entertained by animators dressed in costumes of famous cartoon characters.

Consider adding visits to various local museums in your family vacation program, moreover, many museums are made for visitors with children. The Museum of Circus is a great example. In this museum, everyone can feel like a famous performer. Guests will see a large collection of various items used during performances of circus artists. Once the excursion is over, children are invited to put on costumes of clowns and gymnasts, and find out how it feels like to be a circus performer. This wondrous museum is a rare place, where visitors can master the basics of rope walking, juggling or conjuring tricks. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

The Post Museum is also a very interesting place, which is absolutely free to enter for all guests of Copenhagen. The exhibition of the museum includes a rich collection of post stamps and envelopes, retro magazines and newspapers. Children will be more interested in the hall that exhibits old telephones, radio receivers, and computers. It is allowed to touch all the items there.

The suburbs of Copenhagen are also an interesting place, where travelers will find Experimentarium, which is very popular with families. The science center features special play pavilions for children of different ages. Kids are offered to carry out various interesting scientific experiments, which will allow them to see how physical and mathematic laws work in everyday life. The science center also includes a museum with a rich interactive exhibition.

If active rest and open air activities are your priority, consider visiting Himmelhoj, a popular playground. It is located in the picturesque nature reserve of Vestamager. The playground is an unusual entertaining complex with interesting rides. There are special zones, where children can play hide-and-seek, a mysterious “Insect Forest”, numerous labyrinths, in other words, everything needed for active and entertaining pastime in the open air. This is even a special picnic zone at Himmelhoj, where visitors can make a fire and enjoy a family dinner with barbeque.

However, the Hans Christian Andersen House & Museum remains the most famous children museum in Copenhagen. This museum is also known under the unofficial name “the House of Fairytales”. The unusual museum is really distinguished by a fairytale-like atmosphere. Inside, guests will find sculptures of famous book characters and will be able to get acquainted with an interesting interactive exhibition.