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Further Distractions Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Factory The exquisite craftsmanship behind Royal Copenhagen porcelain and an opportunity to see how Flora Danica tableware is made is provided by a tour of the Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Factory in Frederiksberg. It is housed in one of the oldest and most beautiful buildings in Copenhagen, a Renaissance house dating from 1616. Smallegade 47 Tel: 3814 9297. Fax: 3814 9915. E-mail: tourism&events@royalskandinavia.dk Website: www.royalcopenhagen.com Transport: Bus 1, 14 or 39. Opening hours: Mon-Fri 1000, 1100, 1300 and 1400 (tours in English). Admission: Dkk40 (concessions available). Experimentarium Experimentarium is Denmark’s only science centre, which opened in 1991 in the old bottling hall of the Tuborg Brewery. Visitors of all ages can interact with about 300 entertaining and informative sound and water exhibits and experiments. The centre also stages science demonstrations, workshop activities and special exhibitions. Tuborg Havnevej 7, Hellerup Tel: 3927 3333. Fax: 3927 3395. E-mail: info@experimentarium.dk Website: www.experimentarium.dk Transport: Bus 6, 21 or 650S; S-train to Hellerup (then bus 21 or 650S) or Svanemllen (then bus 6 or 650S). Opening hours: Mon and Wed-Fri 0900-1700, Tues 0900-2100, Sat and Sun 1100-1700. Admission: Dkk95 (concessions available). Guinness World Records Museum Visitors can experience over 500 outstanding world records, from the tallest man to the most poisonous frog, and try what it feels like to drive at 500kph (311mph) or take on the world’s best fighter. You might even bump into Harry Potter, the latest addition to the museum because of his phenomenal success. stergade 16 Tel: 3332 3131. E-mail: museum@guinness.dk Website: www.guinness.dk Transport: Bus 1, 6, 10, 31, 7E, 15E, 17E or 29; S-train or Metro to Kongens Nytorv. Opening hours: Sun-Thurs 1000-1800, Fri-Sat 1000-2000 (Sep-May); daily 1000-2200 (Jun-Aug). Admission: Dkk74 (concessions available). Carlsberg Visitors Centre and Carlsberg Museum Carlsberg is, according to its own long-running marketing campaign, ‘probably the best lager in the world’. Whether or not visitors agree with that claim, the Visitors Centre is an intoxicating experience. The tour details the history of the brewery, as well as the modern processes of the brewery, with a route through the production plant. At the end, there’s a chance to sample the finished product. There is also a Carlsberg Museum, in a beautiful house dating back to 1882, where extensive exhibits relate more to the cultural and historical relevance of the family and the brewery. Carlsberg Visitors Centre Gamle Carlsbergvej 11 Tel: 3327 1314. Fax: 3327 4709. Carlsberg Museum Valby Langgade 1 Tel: 3327 1273. E-mail: visitors@carlsberg.com Website: www.carlsberg.com Transport: Bus 6 or 18; S-train to Valby. Opening hours: Tues-Sun 1000-1600 (Visitors Centre); Mon-Fri 1000-1500 (Museum). Admission: Free. |