Dyrehavsbakken (Bakken)
The world's oldest operating amusement park grew from a crowd chasing a spring with rumored healing powers — in 1583.
Coming soon on iOS — be first to walk Copenhagen offline.
Entry to the grounds is free; you pay only for individual rides, making it the opposite of Tivoli. With 2.5–2.9 million visitors a year it is Denmark's second most visited attraction, yet it sits quietly inside Dyrehaven, the old royal deer park that was off-limits to commoners until 1756.
What to look for
- Pjerrot the clown — a stock character who arrived during Bakken's early European fame and still performs at the park today
- The deer park forest surrounding the fairground — this is Jægersborg Dyrehave, royal hunting grounds that only opened to the public under Frederick V
- The southern edge of the grounds where Kirsten Piil's natural spring was discovered, the single event that drew the first crowds in 1583
S-train to Klampenborg, then a 600-metre walk; grounds are free to enter, attractions priced separately.
Dyrehavsbakken (Bakken) 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.