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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Odense

5 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Odense, Denmark

Updated May 5, 2023

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St. Canute's Cathedral

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St. Canute's Cathedral

The last Viking king of Denmark is buried inside the crypt of this cathedral.
Hans Christian Andersen

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Submerged Sculpture of Hans Christian Andersen

After funding was cut for a memorial to the Danish author, the sculptor had his statue ceremonially lowered into the city harbor.

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Danmarks Jernbanemuseum (Danish Railway Museum)

An exhibition of preserved locomotives housed in a 1950s depot shows the history of Denmark's railway.
One of the rooms.

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Tidens Samling

This museum is a portal to 20th-century Denmark.

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Odinstårnet (Odin Tower)

A model memorial to the original Odin Tower, the second highest tower in Europe before it was sabotaged by Danish Nazis.

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'Stoppenålen' ('The Darning Needle')

This risqué sculpture, based on a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, caused outrage 35 years after it was erected.
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The Wooden Man

Generations have refused to move this doll from its dusty resting place to preserve a castle from a watery fate.
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