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Aarhus Old Town

Den Gamle By (The Old Town) is an open-air museum of 75 historic buildings relocated from across Denmark, recreating a Danish town from the 1700s to the 1970s. Entry is paid. The surrounding Botanical Garden is free. Budget travelers visit the free Botanical Garden, walk the exterior streets of Den Gamle By, and decide whether the museum ticket fits the budget. In December, the museum hosts a candlelit Christmas market.

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Eugen Warmings Vej, 8000 Aarhus
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Aarhus Cathedral

Aarhus Cathedral is the longest and tallest church in Denmark, a 12th-century brick Gothic building with medieval frescoes covering the interior walls. Free to enter.

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ARoS Aarhus Art Museum

ARoS is Aarhus's art museum, crowned by Olafur Eliasson's "Your Rainbow Panorama," a circular walkway of colored glass on the rooftop. Entry is paid.

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