Are you interested in military history? These are the must-visit war museums in Denmark:
1Cold War Museum Stevnsfort
RødvigStevnsfortet, nestled between Rødvig and Højerup, is a unique Cold War relic carved into the Stevns Klint. The fort was strategically positioned to control the southern entrance to Øresund, a critical waterway in the region. This historical significance adds a layer of intrigue for visitors, offering a glimpse into the strategic considerations of the Cold War era. 2Danish War Museum
CopenhagenThe Danish War Museum (Royal Danish Arsenal Museum) is a military history museum of historical weapons in Copenhagen that is housed in an arsenal building that was built in 1604 by Christian IV and is still one of the biggest of its kind in the world. With more than 100.000 weapons in the collection 3Danish Jewish Museum
CopenhagenThe Danish Jewish Museum (Dansk Jødisk Museum) is a museum in Copenhagen that documents the approximately 400-year history of the Jews in Denmark. One focus of the museum is the rescue of Danish Jews during Nazi occupation in October 1943. The museum is located in Slotsholmen, in a former building o 4Occupation Museum Aarhus
AarhusThe Occupation Museum Aarhus (Besaettelsesmuseet) is a history museum that is housed in the former city hall and police station of the city. The museum is dedicated to the history of Aarhus during the occupation by Germany during World War II. The former city hall served as the Gestapo headquarters 5Nyboders Mindestuer
CopenhagenThe Nyboder is a historic area with yellow coloured houses, cobbled streets and disused air raid shelters that was originally a barracks to house sailors and their families. It contains large notices around the site explaining the history of the area. 6Skanderborg Bunkerne
SkanderborgMuseum Skanderborg is a complex of 5 museums and 6 archives, all managed from a central location on Adelgade in Skanderborg. This provides a wide range of historical and cultural experiences for visitors, all within a short distance of each other.