Nykøbing's unexotic skyline icon is a century-old water tower now containing a cafe, studio spaces for young artists and galleries on four higher levels. However, the greatest incentive to climb the 151 steps is for the 360-degree views from the uppermost windows.
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Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
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This beautifully arranged, purpose-built gallery is set on a rural agricultural estate and culminates in a trio of seats surveying a sheep-nibbled bucolic…
22.58 MILES
Melding the ideas of contemporary installation art with those of ancient standing stones, this modern henge features six 7m-tall megaliths, each weighing…
16.64 MILES
Viewed from the car park, this neolithic tumulus looks little more than a grassy knoll on a contoured field. But walk 300m through the cornfield and you…
24.51 MILES
Some of Denmark’s most memorable frescoes are splashed across the walls and ceiling of Keldby’s 13th-century brick church. The oldest (1275) yet most…
6.71 MILES
Stretching around 14km along Falster's southeast coast, this paradise strip of dazzling white sand seems to be backed by nothing more than forest and a…
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1.23 MILES
Time-travel to the days of damsels and knights at this recreated early-15th-century medieval village populated by numerous costumed craftspeople at work…
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14.63 MILES
In a rural setting overlooking a pretty inlet, this splendid whitewashed church dates from around 1250, but is most famous for the remarkable frescoes on…
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21.78 MILES
Fastidiously detailed and highly atmospheric, this delightful collectors' museum nostalgically recreates 30 mid-20th-century shops and workshops,…
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Above Czarens Hus, but entered from the tourist office, this nicely presented local-history museum occupies one of Nykøbing F’s oldest houses. It displays…
2. Ejegodmølle & Legetøjsmuseet
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Ejegodmølle is an attractive 1816 black windmill set behind a pair of thatched cottages, one of which houses Legetøjsmuseet, a collection of historical…
1.23 MILES
Time-travel to the days of damsels and knights at this recreated early-15th-century medieval village populated by numerous costumed craftspeople at work…
4.05 MILES
This beautifully arranged, purpose-built gallery is set on a rural agricultural estate and culminates in a trio of seats surveying a sheep-nibbled bucolic…
6.71 MILES
Stretching around 14km along Falster's southeast coast, this paradise strip of dazzling white sand seems to be backed by nothing more than forest and a…
14.5 MILES
Grønsalen is one of Denmark’s longest megalithic barrows (102m), dating back around 5500 years. Raised barely 2m higher than the surrounding fields, its…
14.63 MILES
In a rural setting overlooking a pretty inlet, this splendid whitewashed church dates from around 1250, but is most famous for the remarkable frescoes on…
14.65 MILES
Drive-through Knuthenborg Safari Park is northern Europe’s biggest safari park and one of Denmark’s top attractions. Its collection of more than 1000 wild…