Things to do in Odense, Funen and Islands: The Best Museums

Experience the history of Denmark’s railways in the authentic roundhouse from 1954. We have 21 tracks featuring iconic engines and carriages. Look inside the royal carriages, experience travelling first class and see Denmark’s oldest preserved steam engine from 1868. You can enter many of the museum’s engines and carriages. You can sit on the old wooden seats or stand in the driver’s cab of a steam locomotive. We provide a rewarding outing for the whole family, and visitors of all ages are welcome. Visit the child-sized Children’s Railway Station, brimming with trains and rails for you to play with. Go for a ride on the popular mini-train which runs every day. It is possible to enter many of the carriages and engines. All activities are free once you have paid the entrance fee.

Take a trip out to our outdoor Museum - a village from the time of Hans Christian Andersen, where everyday life is as it was in a 19th century Funen rural environment. Mediators from Living History give you an exciting, authentic glimpse of what everyday life was like back then, operating as farmers, craftworkers, labourers and servant girls in historical dress.

Will-o’-the-wisps. Goblins. Elves. Bone-horses and talking lizards. Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale The Elf Mound is full of magical creatures. At The Tinder-Box Cultural House for Children’s exhibition at Møntergarden, you become part of the story. Step inside the mound and discover gnarled tree roots, fire under the pots and mountain caves to sleep in, as well as weird and wonderful costumes. Elf shops entice, and board games stand ready. You’re allowed to touch everything. Listen, play, transform. Let time stand still and spend it with those you love in a whole new world.