Neighborhood 48H guide
Tivoli & City Hall: Where to Stay & What to Do in 48 Hours
Tivoli Gardens, the Glyptotek and the National Museum.
The blocks around City Hall Square hold Tivoli Gardens, the main station and two of the city’s best museums.
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Photo: Suicasmo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Why stay here
Next to the main station and Tivoli, with Strøget starting at the square.
Who it's for: Families, museum-goers and rail arrivals.
Pros
- Tivoli on the doorstep
- Main station
- Major museums
Cons
- Busy traffic
- Chain-heavy streets
- Tivoli is seasonal
48H by Tivoli
Sculpture, Danish history, an evening in Tivoli.
10:00 – Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Ancient and French art around a palm-filled winter garden; closed Mondays.
13:30 – National Museum of Denmark
Vikings to modern Denmark; open daily through October.
18:00 – Tivoli Gardens
Halloween season October 2 – November 1, 2026.
Named recommendations
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See / do
See / do
Tivoli Gardens
Vesterbrogade 3
The 1843 pleasure garden, opening by season.
Photo: Suicasmo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Official site / map →See / do
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Dantes Plads 7
The Carlsberg brewer’s collection of ancient sculpture and French art.
Photo: Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Official site / map →See / do
National Museum of Denmark
Prinsens Palæ, Ny Vestergade 10
Danish history from the Stone Age and the Vikings onward.
Official site / map →
Where to stay
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Nimb Hotel
Bernstorffsgade 5
38-room hotel in Tivoli’s 1909 Moorish-style palace, with a rooftop pool.
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Nobis Hotel Copenhagen
Niels Brocks Gade 1
Five-star design hotel in a former music-academy building behind Tivoli.
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Vacation rentals
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