Parks · Our pick in Copenhagen
The Botanical Garden
The Palm House of 1874
About The Botanical Garden
The Botanical Garden of the Natural History Museum of Denmark has ten hectares of gardens, a butterfly house and a tropical Palm House dating from 1874 (VisitCopenhagen). The garden is open without charge; the Palm House costs 70 DKK for adults. The new national Natural History Museum next door opens on 6 March 2027 (snm.ku.dk).
Why it's on our list
- Palm House 1874
- Butterfly House
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with The Botanical Garden before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to The Botanical Garden, as the crow flies.
- 25hours Hotel Indre By600 m8 min walk
- Hotel Petra650 m8 min walk
- 1 Hotel Copenhagen700 m9 min walk
- Hotel d’Angleterre950 m12 min walk
- Phoenix Copenhagen1.0 km13 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from The Botanical Garden are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest Metro and train stations
- NørreportM1M2S-tog AS-tog BS-tog BxS-tog CS-tog ES-tog HRail400 m5 min walk
- MarmorkirkenM3M4950 m12 min walk
- Gammel StrandM3M41.1 km13 min walk
Key sights
- Rosenborg Castle250 mWalk 3 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Amalienborg1.2 kmWalk 16 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Christiansborg1.3 kmWalk 16 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Nyhavn1.3 kmWalk 17 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Tivoli Gardens1.5 kmWalk 19 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 9 min
- The Little Mermaid1.7 kmWalk 21 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Copenhagen Airport7.8 kmCycle 31 minCar or taxi 24 min
Main railway stations
- Nørreport400 mWalk 5 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Østerport1.2 kmWalk 14 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Copenhagen Central Station1.7 kmWalk 21 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 9 min