Copenhagen Zoo
Two giant pandas live inside a 4,000 m² yin-and-yang building designed by Bjarke Ingels — and the polar bears have an underwater viewing tunnel.
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Founded in 1859, this is one of Europe's oldest zoos and its architecture rivals the animals: a Norman Foster elephant house (2008) and a Bjarke Ingels Group panda habitat sit alongside the only Tasmanian devil breeding colony on the continent and a brand-new 160-metre trail for Amur leopards, of which roughly 50 remain in the wild.
What to look for
- The yin-and-yang panda habitat by Bjarke Ingels Group — the geometry reads best from the entrance approach
- The Arctic Ring's underwater tunnel, where polar bears pass directly overhead
- The 2026 Leopard Trail for Amur leopards, added the same year the wild population sat at approximately 50 individuals
Located in Frederiksberg between Frederiksberg Gardens and Søndermarken — either park makes a good before-or-after leg stretch.
Copenhagen Zoo is one of 35 sights worth the detour in Copenhagen, all bundled offline in Voyage GO — download the Copenhagen pack and it sits on your map with no signal, filling your travel passport the moment you walk past.
More to see in Copenhagen
- The Little MermaidAt 1.25 metres tall, she is smaller than almost every visitor expects — and that gap between legend and reality is the whole experience.
- Parken StadiumA 38,000-seat national football ground with a retractable roof and a three-Michelin-star restaurant on the eighth floor.
- AmalienborgFour matching palaces share one octagonal courtyard — and the Danish king actually lives in one.
- Tivoli GardensOpen since 1843 on a royal permit granted because, as the founder told the king, people busy having fun don't think about politics.
- Christiansborg PalaceThe only building on Earth where parliament, prime minister, and supreme court share one address — and the king still drops by.
- Rosenborg CastleA 1606 royal summerhouse that ended up storing the crown jewels and standing in as emergency palace twice.