Kid-friendly places in Copenhagen

Family Four rooms sleep four with a sofa bed for the kids, in a hotel on the harbor front with a rooftop bar on the sixth floor.

A Rasmus Klump playroom with a ball wall and a play kitchen, a kids' cinema, and a 16-meter indoor pool with a small waterfall.

Family rooms for four and junior suites with a separate bedroom that sleep five, in a big hotel looking out over the Lakes and the city skyline.

Old wooden beams overhead in a 1787 warehouse on the quay, a loft family room for two adults and two kids, and suites looking out over the harbor.

Budget rooms looking out over the beach park, with hotel apartments for longer stays and a rooftop terrace for guests.

Family rooms of up to 55 square meters, a minute from Vesterport Station and right next to Tivoli.

Rooms under old Pomeranian pine beams in an 1805 warehouse at the end of the canal, close to Amalienborg and the Little Mermaid.

Apartments with their own kitchens, two-bedroom family ones among them, plus a small playground in the courtyard and cargo bikes to rent at reception.

Mini streets with traffic lights and a little gas station, where staff lend small bikes and balance bikes and tricycles get their own mini course.

334 rooms in Frederiksberg's theater district, in the complex where Judy Garland gave her last concert.

Sushi and grilled sticks on the 12th floor, with floor-to-ceiling windows looking out over Copenhagen and leather swings hanging above the bar.

Family rooms sleep up to five, and the youngest find a soft green crocodile toy waiting for them when they arrive.

Rooms in the old 1912 central post and telegraph office, with a rooftop pool kept at 28 to 30 degrees all year by the hotel's own surplus heat.

Lofts with full kitchens, the biggest with a second bedroom and bathroom, and a rooftop terrace with shared lounges.

Family-owned and welcoming guests since 1938, with colorful family rooms in Designers Guild prints, a double bed plus a sofa bed for one or two kids under 12.

Nearly 400 rooms, including XXL rooms for up to eight and family rooms with a double bed and two sofa beds, a short walk from Tivoli.

Thick brick walls from an 1869 harbor warehouse, connecting rooms, and view rooms that look straight onto the water, a short walk from Nyhavn.

Guests at this 104-room hotel in the DGI Byen sports complex swim free in the water center and bowl free when they book on the day.

Former Danish ballet dancer Alexander Kølpin's hotel, with 55 rooms over six floors and a Sanders Suite that has its own kitchen.

Organic sourdough pizzas from a wood-fired oven, plus Italian brunch and beers brewed with the same sourdough yeast as the pizza.

One of Copenhagen's oldest public playgrounds, from 1890 and staffed, with a sandbox, swings, a slide and table tennis.

Arne Jacobsen designed the tower, down to the cutlery and the Egg chairs in the lobby, and Room 606 is still kept with his original 1960 decor.

In an old cotton-spinning mill under a ceiling hung with water-lily shapes, with Kids'n'Sushi sessions where children roll their own sushi.

Copenhagen's largest nature playground, with hills, play islands and five theme towers, next to 17 theme gardens.

Budget rooms with air-conditioning, designed by the architect Kim Utzon, a short walk from Tivoli and the central station.

Wood-fired pizza topped with cheeses stretched by hand in-house, charcuterie from Danish pork, and room always kept for walk-ins.

A 14-meter climbing wall at the gate, a 30-meter rubber banana to run and roll on, and a fenced toddler playground with a tunnel slide.

A broad menu in a lively central room works well when adults want a real meal and kids want something simple.

Brunch and burgers on a tree-lined square where pétanque players gather, with a small playground and a courtyard garden out back.

A boutique hotel in an 18th-century canal house, with apartments as well as rooms, and a restaurant and bar downstairs.

Low ceilings, dim lights and an open kitchen you can see into, with a menu pulled from all over the world and room for more than 300 across several rooms.

A great coffee stop for adults inside the meatpacking district.

Spicy miso and shoyu ramen bowls with Mikkeller beers on the drinks list, and a half-size kids' shoyu with chicken meatballs, corn and naruto.

Rooms look across the harbor to the Opera House and Langelinie pier, and the Kyssetrappen steps down to the water are right out front.

Burgers in a warm sweet bun and omelets on toasted rye, served in a dining room fitted out like an old-fashioned tram car.

Design apartments of one to four bedrooms with full kitchens, a rooftop terrace and a gym, right next to the big Amager Fælled park.

Swings from Iraq, fountains from Morocco and a black octopus slide from Japan, set out in three zones: a Red Square, a Black Market and a Green Park.

Play versions of five city towers, City Hall and the Round Tower among them, with electronic tag across the roofs and a staffed hut lending balls and sand toys.

Free to walk in, with a lake to sit by and the 1874 Palm House of cast iron and glass.

A coffee bar inside the main public library, with almond croissants baked on the spot twice a day.

Staff run this fenced playground, with pedal cars to borrow, a zip line and a spider net, in a 1928 park with an Arne Jacobsen bandstand.

A playground built like five of the city's towers, a water playground, and a skate park among the biggest in Northern Europe.

Burgers from organic beef ground in-house every day, made until they sell out, at a stand in a converted gas station.

Lawns and big old trees around the Artemis fountain, with a staffed playground on the east side by Blågård School.

Sixty rooms and apartments in many sizes, some with a private kitchen, in a quiet embassy neighborhood, with hotel cleaning, linens and towels.

A 20,000-square-meter nature playground full of play challenges built to get heart rates up.

Small sourdough pizzas you can order as a trio of three different minis, from a classic Margherita to combinations inspired by Sloppy Joes and bánh mì.

Northern Europe's largest street-food market, its stalls and bars set out on a once-neglected harborside lot right on the water.

A big park with two staffed playgrounds, a small farm with animals for younger kids and a building playground with a big castle, plus minigolf.

A staffed playground where kids borrow little bikes, go-karts and scooters, under a 20-meter brick wall left from an old shooting range.

House-made noodles cut daily on a machine called Suzy, slow-cooked broths and a vegan veggie ramen, in a tiny 22-seat shop.

The royal family's historic offices and the Gala Hall, a Fabergé room with a golden egg that opens to a hen, and the Royal Life Guard changing outside.

Compact rooms built around one wall-to-wall king bed, with lights and blinds run from a tablet.

The roaster's very first coffee bar, now in a bigger space on a cobbled street known for its small specialty shops.

Coffee in the middle of the market hall, among stalls of sourdough pastries, seafood, cheese and fresh vegetables.

Three pools in the harbor itself, with springboards at 1, 2 and 3 meters, right beside a shopping mall.

Quiet electric boats for up to eight that you steer yourself around the harbor, with no license needed and a quick lesson before you set off.

Porridge from a tiny counter in the market hall: oat and chia in the morning, risotto later in the day, and all of it to go.

Six swings in a row, a 3D climbing maze on top of a rubber hill, gymnastic rings, and a forest of about 200 blue poles.

Rooms in two protected old Carlsberg buildings, one of them built in 1881, and a restaurant on the roof with a terrace over the city.

Pools set in the harbor: a 75-meter lap pool, two children's pools and a diving pool with platforms at 1, 3 and 5 meters.

Trampolines, swings and a climbing spiral on a parking garage roof 24 meters up, with a 60-meter sprint track and views over the harbor.

Crispy chicken sandwiches and fries, a simple meal for older kids and teens.

The Danish crown jewels and royal crowns in the treasury under the castle, and a Knights' Hall hung with Christian V's 12 tapestries.

Swimming in the harbor itself, at a bath among canals lined with new apartment blocks.

The old underground water cisterns now used for art shows, and a lit-up interactive running route along the edge of the park with four activity spots.

4,000 square meters of sand, with a 130-meter pier out into the water.

In the children's section, kids work as a 1930s bike delivery kid or at the grocery, play in an old kitchen and dress up in wooden shoes.

A community house with a shared dinner every night at long tables in the big hall, where there's table tennis too.

Ice cream made from scratch in a tiny shop off Amagerbrogade, with pastries baked in the back and espresso from the Swedish roaster Koppi.

A pizza spot with kid-sized pizzas, crayons for drawing, a playground right next door and tables outside.

800-year-old ruins under the palace, the royal stables, and tapestries of 1,000 years of Danish history, one showing the queen with her dachshunds.

An hour on the water from Nyhavn past the Little Mermaid, Amalienborg and the Opera House, in open boats or covered, heated ones when it's cold.

Samurai swords, tanks and decorated cannons in Christian IV's old arsenal, with free entry for under-18s.

Danish design in the old 1757 Frederiks Hospital, free under 17, with a sculpture garden where kids may climb the 'Playmates' figures.

Comics, manga and character merchandise for older kids and teens.

Shelves of board games and roleplaying games with all the dice, and a sister shop a few doors down for Pokémon and Magic cards with a whole play room downstairs.

A family pizzeria with a kids' menu and a playroom so you can finish your meal, plus all-you-can-eat pizza.

The chain's very first shop, opened in 2011 in a basement that used to be a bike shop, with oatmeal under fruit, nuts and caramel sauce, and fried risotto balls.

Rooms of record holders, from the world's tallest man to more than a million falling dominoes, plus a game zone with the world's largest Pac-Man.

Danish design shop up on the second floor, with furniture in unconventional shapes and smaller pieces like pillows, wall clocks and vases.

Canal trips in small boats that take 12 people at most, on routes past Christianshavn, the Opera House and the Little Mermaid.

The old brewery's stables and its draft horses, and a basement full of bottles from all over the world.

A kids' department up on the store's higher floors, and a free rooftop at the top with places to eat and views over the city.

Former Noma cook Emil Glaser's bakery, best known for its cardamom rolls, with pistachio croissants alongside.

Children's clothes from brands like Katvig and Småfolk, plus toys, games, children's books and baby things, in Jorcks Passage.

A staffed playground in a park with a fountain, with bikes, swings, a sandpit, a slide, a lit ball court and table football in the playhouse.

A pizza and pasta restaurant with a proper kids' menu for its youngest guests, and tables outside.

Fetuses, skeletons and human remains collected since the 1700s, an exhibition on the gut and the brain, and a treasure hunt through the museum.

Fourteen thousand years of the city's history from the Ice Age on, with Danish contemporary art made for the building, and free entry under 18.

Viking swords and silver treasure, plus the Sun Chariot, the Egtved Girl and the Gundestrup Cauldron in the prehistory galleries.

A giant design showroom with bold furniture and objects feels more like wandering a gallery than ordinary shopping.

A wood-oven pizzeria with a kids' Bear Pizza made with the same dough and sauce as the grown-up ones, and homemade pasta.

A giant dome and space exhibits, a rainy-day option for kids who are already into planets and rockets.

A broad book selection near the square, with plenty of picture books.

Strange, rare and hard-to-believe objects on Rådhuspladsen, run alongside the Guinness museum, a Wonder Maze and a walk through H.C. Andersen's fairy tales.

The buffet is useful with kids because they can take tiny amounts of pasta, salads and vegetables until something works.

Rembrandt, Matisse and Hammershøi, a street of sculptures between the buildings, and a Children's Workshop where kids make art.

Crafts, stationery, kids' games and toys, with classical music playing and new things on the shelves every week.

A friendly dragon to ride and a fairy-tale world of golden eggs and wooden figures, with a marionette theater in one corner of the garden.

Rides and gardens dating from 1843, a Chinese-style theater whose peacock-tail curtain folds down when the show starts, and a marching band of kids in bearskin hats.

Two market halls of food stalls, from smørrebrød and porridge to sushi and tapas, with flower and vegetable stands out front.

A city water playground where kids splash and wade on a hot day.

A lagoon behind a sandy beach island with low dunes, and a beach playground with play ships and water play.

Indoor pools for swimming, diving and learning to swim, plus the original outdoor pool with its red water slide.

A plant-based restaurant with weekend brunch and lunch, and tables outside.

A plant-based bistro that welcomes children of any age during the day, with outdoor seating.

A children's culture house run by the city, with an open playroom, workshops and theater activities for different ages.

Harborside street food stalls that make way for an outdoor ice rink with hot drinks once summer is over.

A staffed playground and urban farm where kids meet goats, chickens, guinea pigs and rabbits and explore the gardens.

A café run by volunteers with a corner just for small kids, with a child-size table, sofas and chairs, paper and toys.

Four hundred steps up a 1752 spire, the last 150 winding around the outside, with a gilded globe and a figure of Christ at the very top.

An old water reservoir underground, cold, damp and dimly lit, turned into an art hall that holds one big installation at a time.

A leafy city park with a playground of playhouses, sandboxes and climbing elements.

Denmark's oldest konditori, open since 1870, with cakes like the Sportskage served among the original 1890s furniture.

Contemporary art in huge halls, a free art workshop for all ages, and James Turrell's room of shifting colored light, where the walls seem to disappear.

A big central library with a children's department of picture books, reading corners and room to play.

Polar bears seen from an underwater tunnel, a children's zoo with goats, pigs and rabbits, and a 43-meter lookout tower from 1905.

A goose carousel and a big rope-and-net climbing course at the playground on the dam, with bike paths and ball fields across the meadow.

A thousand years of Danish buildings, from the Viking Age on, told with films, models and room-sized installations you step into.

An oval pool that rings the sports pool, a pool 3.8 meters deep, and a warm, shallow pool that starts ankle-deep.

A giant indoor playland with a volcano, a Shooter with ball cannons, slides and climbing, plus Mini Dinoland for the 0 to 4 crowd and a parent lounge with coffee.

The Danish variety store chain, full of toys, games and little gadgets, with new products in every two weeks.

Hot chocolate made with real chocolate and topped with whipped cream, plus award-winning ice cream.

Winding canals, a heron colony, a Chinese pavilion and a waterfall, plus a spot in the park where you can see the zoo's elephants.

A 1930s pool hall with big Vilhelm Lundstrøm mosaics, a warm baby pool, a family hall and a 105-meter water slide.

A big city park with a pond, wide lawns and playgrounds.

Locals line up for the sticky, layered cardamom buns and the golden, crisp croissants.

Fresh homemade pasta, made each day until it sells out.

Cheeseburgers, fried chicken, hot dogs and milkshakes from former Michelin chef Rasmus Oubæk, with tables out on the street.

The old royal park around Rosenborg Castle, twelve hectares of lawn with a rose garden and a playground tucked inside.

A grand old square with a garden at its center, known for puppet shows on the green.

A community house for arts and movement with a canteen cooking simple, healthy meals from scratch.

A small, friendly pizzeria with well-priced pizza, easy for a family takeout night.

Danish pastries, bread and coffee from the bakery chain that started out as a single shop in 1991.

A Pick-A-Brick wall for buying loose bricks by color and shape, LEGO models on display around the store, and a play area in the middle for building.

Modern Danish kids gear, toys and accessories, good for useful souvenirs.

Toys and kids' clothes at Magasin, with a museum of the department store's history at the back of the Kongens Nytorv building.

Mostly vegetarian and vegan Lebanese cooking: hummus several ways, falafel and halloumi burgers, and a mezze brunch with flatbread and Arabic tea.

A large park playground with climbing structures, swings and wide lawns.

A hobby store that runs kids' craft classes and holiday camps with beads, paint and yarn, from a mini class for ages 3 to 5 up to age 12.

A pasta restaurant with fresh pasta at friendly prices and a welcoming feel for children.

All-vegan pizzas by the slice, or a combo with hand-cut chips, a dip and homemade lemonade.

A well-loved indoor playground with free play areas, made for bad-weather days.

A restaurant in a cinema setting, with children's options.

Generous rice bowls, noodles and crispy karaage chicken, an easy takeaway for the whole family.

Colorful bowls, pancakes and smoothies, with plenty of plant based choices.

Burgers, bowls and brunch, plant based and approachable even for kids who are not excited about vegetables.

Danish humor and satire from 1849 to today, with a permanent exhibition on Storm P. and his world.

Dark rooms, optical tricks and jumpy surprises, more of a spooky walk-through than a traditional museum.

Seven and a half turns of spiral ramp lead up to a rooftop platform and an observatory with a telescope nearly 100 years old.

Room after room of statues in colors borrowed from the ruins of Pompeii, and free for anyone under 18.

Stalls for pizza, gyros, sushi, homemade pasta and smørrebrød, free to walk into from the street, with a courtyard through to the amusement park.

Lakes with winding paths around them, and birds from kingfishers and bearded tits to white-tailed eagles.

A swimming hall built around water play, with a children's pool and slides.