The 25 most frequently visited attractions in the Aarhus Region

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Tivoli Friheden is a theme park in the center of Aarhus with roller coasters, rides, stalls, concerts, events, games and playgrounds. The amusement park offers a lot of fun, cosiness and exitement for the whole family.

'Den Gamle By' (The Old Town) is perfectly unique attraction in Aarhus for the whole family to go on fascinating journey back in history. The museum is awarded the maximum three stars in the Michelin Travel Guide. 

ARoS is one of the largest art museums in Northern Europe. And each year, ARoS has about half a million visitors, making it the most frequented art museum in Scandinavia.

The past is brought to fascinating life at the Moesgaard Museum in Aarhus. Moesgaard Museum has two Michelin-stars in the Michelin attraction's guide.

Experience the incredible life of animals and the tropical surroundings, that are in the Randers Regnskov - the Rainforest. There are experiences and adventures for the whole family in the much beloved rainforest.

In the Tropical Houses at the Botanical Garden Aarhus you can experience a tropical climate, see beautiful plants and get an educational experience for both children and adults.

At Museet Farvergården in Ebeltoft, you get to learn about the dyeing of yarn and clothing as it was done in the past. 

At Kattegatcentret you can feel the fear when sharks surround you, paddle a kayak on an icy ocean and fall in love with our clever seals while they gobble herring and learn the alphabet! 

Aqua Aquarium & Wildlife Zoo invites you to explore the nature with them. Here you can come up close the wildlife found in Denmark, they live in their natural habitats and you get the chance to have a rare look inside their everyday life. Hours of fun and exploring for the whole family. 

Go on a trip below ground in the Mønsted Limestone Mines - the world's largest limetone mines. Explore lots of history, fascinating nature and activities for the whole family.  

Gammel Estrup's magnificent halls and rooms gives a unique insight into the grand life of the Danish aristocracy.

The Green Museum allows you to experience the hunt, the woods, the agriculture and the food.

At Fregatten Jylland, experiences and exciting stories await to be told. Explore Fregatø and visit the museum, yard, wooden ship harbor and not least the unique ship - Fregatten Jylland.

At Naturhistorisk Museum, the Natural History Museum in Aarhus you can experience the abundance of life inhabiting the earth.

Museum Jorn exists because of Asger Jorn's art collection. The fascinating works can be experienced at the museum, as well as changing exhibitions from around the world. Get provoked, fascinated and entertained at Museum Jorn.

KØN - Gender Museum Denmark is a museum in Aarhus that puts gender and culture on the agenda. Explore the cultural history of gender, delve into the history of sex education and learn more about the importance of gender in society.

The culture-historical Museum Østjylland was founded in 1872, making it one of the oldest and biggest local museums in Denmark.

In the middle of Djursland is Denmark’s most natural wildlife park, where there is lots of room for both animals and humans. The animals always come first, and as a guest you get an exceptional opportunity to get close to the animals from long footbridges that wind in and out of the beautiful Danish countryside.

Come and experience scenic Silkeborg from the sea, on the historic steamer Hjejlen. It's an experience for the whole family, and will take you back in time.

Glass - Museum of Glass Art is a modern and internationl, active museum for contemporary glass, beautifully located in Ebeltoft. Throughout the year, the museum stages a number of high profile solo and group exhibitions of work by international artists and additionally presents various theme exhibitions using pieces from the museum’s permanent collection.

Randers Kunstmuseum is filled with exciting art experiences for everyone. The museum contains a large number of works by some of the major figures of Danish art over the last 200 years. The unique art collection totals 4.000 art works.

Experience the Skovgaard family's art and changing special exhibitions. Joakim Skovgaard created the art in the Viborg Cathedral, which is situated right beside the museum.

The Silkeborg Bad Art Center was originally a health spa. Today it forms the framework of imaginative art objects. Here you can find, among other things, the sculpture park where more than forty sculptures can be found, some permanently while others are on borrowed time.

Museum Østjylland welcomes you to exciting exhibitions and historical activities for children and adults year-round.