AtLangelinjePieron a rockbythewaterside, youwillfindoneofCopenhagen's mostfamousattractions, thesculptureofTheLittleMermaid.
ThesculptorEdvardEriksencreatedthemermaidin 1913 as a tributetotheauthorHansChristianAndersen.
Madeofbronzeandgranite, itwasinspiredbyHansChristianAndersen's famousfairytaleabout a mermaidwhogivesupeverythingtobeunitedwith a young, handsomeprince.
Thezooisalsohometooneofthebestelephantfacilitiesintheworld, whereyougetupclosetoseethesemajesticcreaturesgoingfor a splashintheelephant-sizedwaterbath.
Withanartificialrainforest, Africanplains, andanicyArcticenclosure, CopenhagenZoois a greatdayoutforallthefamily.
Themuseum's mainbuildingislocated a shortdistancefromStrøgetatthecentreofCopenhagen.
Visitorscantake a guidedtouraroundthemuseumandget a local's perspectiveonDanishlifeandhistory.
ChildrencanalsolearnandhavefunattheChildren's Museum, wheretheycansail a Vikinglongboat, attendschoolinthe 1930s, anddefend a medievalcastlefromattack.