Things to do in Odense

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H. C. Andersens House

The Andersen House Museum is located in the ancient city of Odense. It was originally the birthplace and childhood residence of the world-famous fairy tale master Andersen. It is one of the oldest writer museums in the world. There are 18 exhibition rooms in the museum. The first 12 rooms introduce Hans Christian Andersen's life and his works in various periods in chronological order, and exhibit a large number of manuscripts, correspondence, and paintings of Andersen's works, as well as oil paintings and paintings about Andersen's life created by some famous Danish painters and artists. sculpture. The museum was originally built in Andersen's former residence, but with the expansion of Andersen's reputation and the influence of his works, the number of tourists here continued to increase. The original museum could no longer meet the needs of tourists, so it was expanded twice: once in 1930. , for the 125th anniversary of Andersen's birth; another in 1975, for the 100th anniversary of Andersen's death.

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Hans Christian Andersen's Childhood Home

Hans Christian Andersen's Childhood Home is located in Odense, Denmark. Hans Christian Andersen spent his childhood years here, from age 2–14, while living with his parents in this small house. Though modest for the home of a great fairy tale writer, the cottage holds sweet childhood memories for Andersen. This site, which showcases the reality of Andersen's life, has been well-preserved, effortlessly transporting visitors back to Andersen's era. The shoemaker's family home is only 18m², showing the world the unbreakable bond between Andersen and his hometown, Odense. The exhibits here are fully consistent with the descriptions in Andersen's autobiography. Here, you can see shoemaking tools, a reconstructed bed from Andersen's era, and more.

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Odense Zoo

Odense Zoo is a Danish zoo with a wide variety of animals, bringing together more than 2,000 animals from all over the world, covering 147 species and the "Ocean Aquarium" worth 60 million Danish kroner, mainly South American creatures. ". The zoo's appeal is the area bordering the Odense River, an African wildlife area modeled on the African Botswana grasslands. There are grassland areas and swamp areas, and you can see African wild animals such as lions, chimpanzees, zebras, and ostriches.

The Funen Village

Feiying Village is an open-air museum. It is also the hometown of Andersen. It preserves the ancient traditional living habits and buildings of the 18th and 19th centuries. It looks like a small village inside, with corrals, duck ponds, apple trees and gardens, just like a complete village. You can also get a precious experience here, you can experience Danish rural life first-hand, and get close to nature and animals. During the summer holidays, various traditional Danish activities will be held in Feiying Village, traveling through time and space. It is worth mentioning the open-air theater in Feiying Village. From mid-June to mid-August, there will be actors from Andersen Festival to perform family dramas. Don't miss it.

Odense River Sailing

Take the Oufat cruise ship and play around the Odense River, with flowers on both sides and green grass. Offat Cruises has been offering cruises to passengers since 1882 and has continued to enrich its activities over the years. Here, "comfort", "relax", "summer", "sunshine", "happy" and "picturesque" are synonymous with eternity. Swim up the Odense River and pass by the historic Odense Zoo, which has a wide variety of animals. It is also a good choice for you to get off the boat and feed the giraffes or come close to animals from all over the world. Of course, you can also stay on the cruise all the time. After reaching the end, you can stroll through the Feiying Manor and travel through the Andersen era. On the Offat cruise ship, under the guidance of "Mr. Andersen", start a unique fairy tale style trip. Young actors bring wonderful performances to tourists, like watching a moving sitcom, those forgotten innocence and love for pure life come back in an instant. More exciting activities, all on Offat Cruises!

Saint Knud's Church

SanktKnuds Church was built in the 14th century, is a typical Gothic architectural style, has a long history, people also used to call it Odense Cathedral. The church of Sankt Knuds is named after the holy title of the king of Denmark, where King Knud was buried after his assassination in St. Aban's Church in 1086. The part of the church worth visiting is the crypt where the remains of King Knud and his brothers are displayed. The whole church is red and white, with a cocoa pulpit and a 16th-century altar carving, with more than 300 sculptures of great historical value.

Flakhaven

Constitution Plazais surrounded by Flakhaven, and the surrounding area features various European-style buildings and churches, such as Rådhuspladsen and Saint Knud's Church, as well as the huge reclining bronze statue "Oceania" by Svend Wiig Hansen. The pedestrian street on the square has many gift shops, clothing stores, and ice cream shops, with reasonable prices and great value.

Danmarks Jernbanemuseum

The Danish Railway Museum was founded in 1954 and has a large number of real track venues. The collections in the museum are rich and varied, as far away as Hans Christian Andersen's trains, the first product of industrial civilization - steam trains, postal trains of the life series, as well as giant trucks, taste bud dining cars, exquisite train models and so on. Visitors can experience what it's like to be a train conductor, travel through different film scenes, encounter and experience the breadth and depth of Danish railway culture. The history is condensed here, and the splendor and splendor of the past are solidified in these quiet railway tracks. In the museum, ChildrenStation is a wonderful playground for children to experience trains. This inspiration comes from Odense Central Station in the 1960s. It shows children how the train works and lets children experience the real picture. The knowledge is deeply imprinted in the mind.

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