Den Gamle By (The Old Town) is a national open-air museum of urban history and culture in Denmark through three centuries. The museum consists of more than 75 historic houses relocated from all over Denmark. Besides the historic houses and the appartments in the 1974 section, there are more than 34 workshops and shops as well as a pharmacy, a school, a post office, a telephone exchange, a jazzbar and much more. Furthermore the museum has its own theater, the Elsinore Theatre, which is used for opera, chamber concerts, festivals etc. 

Experience Living History through an interactive presentation, where historical tools, activities and costumes are incorporated to tell the story and give the visitors an autentic sense of stepping back in time. Read more about Living History at Den Gamle By. The museum houses a comprehensive national collection of clocks and watches, as well as silverware and delftware at The Gallery of Decorative Arts. Besides that the museum houses furniture, stoves, clothing, bicycles and toys. The museum is under the patronage of the Danish Queen Margrethe II and is a 3-star attraction in Guide Michelin.