What to See in Aarhus

Every Saturday from 10 to 11:30 guided tours are arranged around the interior of the building. For a fee, you can visit the clock tower and enjoy the view. There are several interesting statues around the town hall. Enjoy the dramatic bronze statue and fountain of "Agnethe og Havmanden" near the city entrance towards the Central Station. It depicts a scene from a Danish fairy tale about Agnethe who falls in love with a merman. From here you can walk through the city entrance and the Town Hall Park and observe more bronze statues and memorial stones. The park is quite lively in the summer, as people tend to flock here as soon as the Sun is out. Don't miss the "Grisebrønden" statue (the well of the pigs) with the drooling and peeing pigs, at the Town Hall Square. You can buy good hotdogs at the Town Hall Square too.

It also contains the largest World War I memorial in the country, commemorating 4,000 dead Danish soldiers. Many interesting places are nearby, including the [http://kongehuset.dk/Slotte-og-Kongeskibet/marselisborg-slot/marselisborg-slot Marselisborg Palace], Aarhus Forestry Botanical Garden, the [http://www.parkarena.dk/ Ceres Park & Arena] stadium, [http://www.danskhv.dk/jvb/ Aarhus Racecourse] and the extensive Marselisborg Forests. The Marselisborg Palace immediately west of Mindeparken is the Queen's summer residence. The small palace and surrounding garden-park is fenced, but open to the public when the Queen is not in residence. It is dotted with sculptures as Prince Consort Henrik, the Queen's husband, is an avid art collector. See the main entrance for details.

You can look through or buy publications on former exhibitions that you missed or general books related to the role of gender. Some titles are in English. The Women's Museum has a good nice old-fashioned decorated café and on Sundays lunch is included in the entry fee. [http://www.besaettelsesmuseet.dk/ Besættelsesmuseet] (The Occupation Museum) is a small museum telling the story of the German occupation of Denmark during World War II as it happened in Aarhus. This museum is situated in the same building as Kvindemuseet, but with entrances just around the corner in a small park. The old City Hall was actually used as a prison and interrogation room by the Gestapo and in this museum you can learn about how the occupation affected the daily life in Aarhus at the time.

Currently a whole new section is being added to the village, showcasing town culture and buildings from the 20th century, including a bakery, several stores, a poster museum and a jazz club. The new quarter is mostly finished and can be experienced as part of the entire village. Be sure to spend some time in the large surrounding Botanical Garden and the new [http://sciencemuseerne.dk/en/botanical-garden/ Greenhouses]. Both are free, but not the museum.

The main permanent attractions in this regard are an artificial reconstruction of a large nearby Bronze Age roundbarrow that you can walk inside and two finds from the Nordic Iron Age: Grauballe Man, the only completely preserved bog body, and the impressive sacrifice of weapons from Illerup Ådal. The museum re-opened in the brand new iconic building in October 2014. Excellent museum restaurant and café. The large historical landscape below the museum is also worth a visit in itself and is free and accessible year round.

Good café and an interesting four-section outside playground (adults may try the slides too!). There is a specialized toddlers' play section inside too. Large subterranean robotic car park below the building. Great for kids and adults alike. The whole building is accessible to wheelchairs.

Here you find the State Library, a landmark highrise in characteristic yellow brick, [http://antikmuseet.au.dk/ Antikmuseet] a museum of antique Mediterranean culture and art, a [http://www.naturhistoriskmuseum.dk/ Natural History Museum], and the [http://sciencemuseerne.dk/en/steno-museum/ Steno Museum] with historic collections on science and medicine. The park itself is worth a visit on its own, year round.

There is a café with dining options in the lounge area at the entrance and a celebrated high-end gourmet restaurant by the name [http://en.aros.dk/visit-aros/aros-food-hall/ ARoS Food Hall] at the top floor of the museum.

It was formerly part of the cathedral complex, with an underground tunnel, and is now a bar and nightclub.