Den Gamle By Reviews

Always love visiting here. The new interactive features of the modern history section are amazing and make the experience fun for people of all ages. The bakery in the old section never fails to serve a wonderful selection of traditional sweets and the Christmas market is a great place to pick up gifts and decorations.

Intresting place where you can lern a lot about history of Denmark.

Amazing set up in the heart of a big city.
It's so cozy & authentic..!!

A great place to learn about danish history; in a fint and Inspiring way. My only complaint is that it Was rather overcriwded on a saturday.

I could spend a whole day there, just when you thought you've seen every part of the old town, there's multiple smaller alleys and within the building to explore. Add on, the bakeries in there are excellent. Got to learn so much about Danish history, tools, work, buildings, culture, you name it!

I have never been so disappointed with something I was looking forward to. We stood like herring in a barrel and the distance markings and number of people in the small shops were neither observed by other guests nor by the staff. We left after a short time because it was too health insecure with all the people at this time, especially when there are no distance markings and when the staff does not enforce the max number of the different places even though we reprimanded it. There was also no hand alcohol in the toilet or in the room with boxes for bags / outerwear.

Great fun to look back to 1974. Lots of variety to look at for both adults and children

A magical corner of Denmark. Great for History lovers.

I was there for 3 hours and I think it was not enough.

Absolutely fantastic! Much bigger than anticipated and the people 'who are living in the city' are doing a great job! Can only recommend.

loved the old town could spend a couple of day's here easily .

It was an eye opener to see how buildings / civilisation was some 1200 years ago. However the buildings became somewhat repetitive after awhile (half-timbered buildings etc.) and for the price point (DKK140), I would have preferred to do something else.

Really cozy and nice. This is exactly what you expect.

Perfect and funny also for children
Better without rain

Very well made historic buildings and you get to experience the atmosphere of evolution through centuries of construction and advancements...

Nice place but seems overpriced to me. We finished it quickly.

Great place to walk around. Nice architectures for different time periods. Very informative, also with English description except with some spelling mistake. It should be kopper pan for the kitchen instead of cobber :)

Great historic place. The people play their roles well, so it is both entertaining and informative

IT IS MY FAVORITE!!!!!!!!!!!!
how peaceful it is and beautiful, well maintained here. I WAS SHOCKED. Literally a fair tale story place.

This small town was very interesting and entertaining ... There is something to discover everywhere and you should plan at least 3 hours to really see everything. Is really worth a trip. There are small stalls and shops, but in Denmark it always makes sense to bring your own food.

Open air museum located in Aarhus Botanical Gardens. The museum is organized into a small town with buildings and structures originally erected between the mid-15th century and late 20th century in various parts of Denmark and later moved to Aarhus. Interesting while providing visitors with a glimpse into Danish life through the last 5 centuries. A few hours is need to thoroughly and adequately experience the Old Town. Wineke s Cellar is highly recommend for a light lunch during your visit.

Really nice ,going back again this summer. The city is so fun to watch

We had an amazing experience and left the place several hours later feeling happy and a little tired.

Wonderful open air museum; great recreation of a market town. There are many wonderful buildings to see. Most of the buildings were actually moved from various areas around the city to Den Gamble By, so you are experiencing the actual buildings of the past.

Den Gamble By was much larger than we expected. There was much to see and do; we spent most of the day here and we didn't quite see it all! If we are back in Aarhus, we will definitely come back and view the upcoming exhibits.

Beautiful historical experience. Now also nice 70s exhibition.

Can spend a whole day here walking through history. Unique free air museum. Highly recommended.

very interesting and interactive museum. it is nice to see and feel how people actually lived in the past. very accurate reconstruction.

Always a great way to experience history VR go home. Ps. Remember to taste the pastries and food it's great.

Nice museum, a little time travel. Definitely worth a visit.

If you wanna know how danes used to live.. types of houses..streets.. its called as "old town"- De Gamle By.. Here events are conducted.. which makes us feel nostolgic.. Nostolgic enthusiasts and people interested to know history of living can opt to visit this place

Great new and exciting exhibition about Aarhus from the Viking Age until today. Lots of good information in fine dissemination. New award winning beer sold only here: "Aarhus tells", tastes delicious. And then it's just exciting to visit the new old apartments and back yards.

Very nice to go for a walk through the history of Denmark, and the poster museum.

Good architect work, good atmosphere, and then holiday some good and cool characters (actors). Always a pleasure to visit with family.

Amazing place to spend the day no matter what age you are!

Great place that teaches us about and shows the past, one of my favorite places, with the shops of the past. Definitely worth a visit .

It's amazing! It's an open air recreation of the Aarhus across centuries. I visited to get a better understanding of what life may have been like for my ancestors (last of my family left Aarhus in the late 1800s). It's easy to look at it as a fun museum, but when you really think about where you came from and what your ancestors lived through, it's an amazing experience.

Besides the personal side, it's clean, well organized, and huge! I spent 3 hours there and could have spent another 2 easily. There's an indoor museum that's one of the best I've ever been to. It's more experiential than others.

And it's relatively cheap.

Explore the history of the area thru 3 time periods. Information in English and Danish. Actors in period costume help to explain the lifestyles. Food and shops add to the authentic experience. October is free for students!

An amazing place which impresses me always. The surroundings of the old (original) houses, the atmosphere and the exhibitions all add up to a unique experience, a brush of traditional Denmark. Combined with christmas exhibition currently running it is amazing - also in cold and rainy weather there is plenty to see.

Old Town or Den Gamle By is a perfect insight to danish Renaissance. Everything is authentic and there are many events with actors portraying citizens from the old days.

An amazing and comprehensive open air museum with beautiful heritage buildings from all parts of Denmark. It now also encompasses a great underground 'city of Aarhus' museum. Through interactive displays and novel museum techniques, it tells the city's history from the early Vikings to present day. Over the years I have brought many friends and family members to Den Gamle By and recommend it without hesitation. In my experience, it is a place that appeals to all ages and I feel it is a must if visiting Aarhus!

Love this place, been there few times.
Amazing setup to take you back in time

Fantstic. "Den gamle by" (the old town) is awsome, and I will really recomend. It's a place that is so interesting and gives good feeling. Just do it

I have been to a few of this kind of open air museum town with relocated historic buildings. This is absolutely one of the best ones. You get a real sense of what life would have been like in the historic periods represented than any other place i have been to.

Definitely worth a visit. You can easily have a whole day walking around the streets with the beautiful well-preserved buildings.

It is a Marvelous place!! It gives you an opportunity to go back in history. It is a small represantation of a village - with all its houses as it was a lot of years ago. Everything - from gas station, to kitchen, shops, stables, salons etc. Do not miss the change to look it to the window...and see all old belonings to another century.

A great place to learn and "feel" history. This location has a lot of old buildings, configured into city streets or quarters. Many of the houses have live or tactile excebitions, making the place feel alive. I learned a lot, while walking More

Very cool area. Nice to walk around in. Spend a few hours adventuring. Do go into the houses and also enjoy the backsides...

Beautiful themed park, with good prices. I would have given it five stars, but it was overcrowded to the point it was annoying...

Get there early to get a parking spot or hope to get lucky. Not much room in many houses so prepare to wait in line to get inside the houses

One of the most beautiful places i would go again and cheap for students

Loved this place. It was quiet and otherworldly at first but got very busy. Some of the staff were not welcoming or friendly...the needed a kick up the ass to remind them that jobs can be given and taken.
The bakery cafe was fabulous. You go order your tea/coffee and pastries first, pay and they are brought to your table.
Lots of photos opportunities!!
Lots of plants, flowers and nice places to enjoy the wild flowers.

Love the buildings and the realistic portrayals of life in various time periods. Terrible place for wheelchairs, make a reservation for one of their powered scooters (available free, but they only have a few). Note, even with the scooters, many buildings are not accessible, small doorways and many stairs.

This is an amazing museum and well worth a visit. We spent just over three hours and only managed to see two thirds of it - there is so much to see. Being a child of the 1970s, it was absolutely fantastic to walk through my childhood and the 1970s section. Bring good, sensible shoes as you will mostly be walking on cobbles. Parking in the area can be difficult so you may want to use nearby Q-Park multi-storey or use public transport.

A really nice place to see how people lived in Denmark many years ago also the interactive displays are quite entertaining

Good enough pity that many places were closed also because it gave a bigger queue for those who had open also because in the times we have now only a certain number can enter

So worth the experience, I'm sad I went only once. As a local they must go often, as a tourist is worth an entire day at it or two visits while in Aarhus.

Very nice open museum what is particularly good is the reconstruction of the internal decor or drafts. Games for the kids. You can eat a picnic there after hours if you are in you can carry walking around.

Cultural communication in a cozy way for both children and adults.

Small village living in the past. Pleasant moments during this visit, the characters participate in explanations. The village is small but you can spend a minimum of two hours ... In the past.

Very interesting and a lot to do and see, the kids loved the oldy worldy games too.

A characteristic open-air museum reconstructed in the city center. Ancient buildings, streets, canals and squares recall times past. All the buildings are perfectly preserved, for a truly suggestive visit ...

Love this place. Many old buildings from various ages and nice and cozy bakery.

Really nice destination for a day trip if you are in Denmark.

Always worth a visit. However, not much happened. Interesting to experience the 4 families in the apartment from the 70s

Everything went well, we got to see what we wanted, even if we had to keep our distance. Everyone paid attention.

Interesting and cool being able to enter the old buildings