Denmark's Best Children's Experiences 2026

Denmark's best children's experiences combine play, learning and magical moments that create memories for a lifetime. Whether it's fun rides, exciting animal parks, creative play universes or scenic adventures, there's an experience that will make children's eyes sparkle.

That's why we at OpdagDanmark have launched the vote on Denmark's Best Children's Experiences! 🎉 We celebrate the most beloved places where families gather for fun, exploration and unforgettable moments. Vote for your favorite and help choose Denmark's best children's experiences! 🚀🎡🐾

Denmark's Best Children's Experiences

In order to find and name Denmark's Best Children's Experiences, we have created a poll where you can vote for your local candidate in the best X-Factor style via SMS or through our appAlong the way, we will also find winners for the best children's experiences in North Jutland, Central Jutland, South Jutland, Funen & Islands and Zealand & Islands..

2026

In 2026 we will return with the vote on Denmark's best children's experiences, and now we're starting to collect the best suggestions from you. We're looking for everything that makes children cheer and adults think "we'll do this again", from fun excursion destinations and animals to play, learning and outdoor experiences.

Voting is open for nominations, then vote for your favorite and help us get the country's best children's experiences into the field before we open the final vote later.

Nominate your favorite place👇

Details

Time period:
7 July at 12.00 – 21 July at 1 p.m
On July 21 at 1:00 PM we will choose winners for North Jutland, Central Jutland, South Jutland, Funen & Islands, Zealand & Islands and of course all of Denmark.
The top 10 for all of Denmark and the winner in each region will get a place on our map of Denmark's best experiences. In addition, all places that receive over 100 votes will also get a place on the map.

Rules

To ensure that voting is fair and equal for everyone, there are rules about what you can and can't do. For example, it is strictly forbidden to offer competitions and prizes to get people to vote. Read more about the rules by clicking the button here:

Graphics for participants

To make it easy to vote for you, we have created graphics for sharing online and offline. You can download your graphics hereIt is also possible to download QR codes for free use, but it is important to note that an SMS costs 3 DKK.

How to vote 📲

How to do it:

Find your favorite on the list
Send an SMS with the location code to 1214 (it costs 3 DKK + regular rate)
You will receive a response thanking you for your vote.

FAQ - "My text message is not going through" etc.

Why isn't my vote going through? If you do not receive a return SMS, your vote has not been counted. In that case, it is because your number does not allow content-based SMS, e.g. because it is a calling card, business number or because you simply have not enabled it yet on your subscription.
Why does it cost money to vote? To ensure that only people who really want to vote for a favorite, we use a 4-digit number (1414) to receive votes. This means that it costs a little, but in return it is much easier to vote and at the same time we avoid cheating with airtime cards, SMS gateways, etc.

Starting on 07/07 2026 at 12:00

Aalborg zoo

Baboon City, Herning

The hill, Klampenborg

BonBon Land, Holme-olstrup

The Blue Planet, Kastrup

Djurs Summerland, Nimtofte

You are Beautiful, Aalborg

Engholm Wildlife Park, Nørre Nebel

Family Fun Park Marielyst, Væggerløse

Fårup Summerland, Blokhus

Open-air museum Hjerl Hede, Holstebro

Fun Art Blokhus

Funen Summerland, Aarup

Givskud Zoo Zootopia, Give

Happy Zoo, Lintrup

Hillerød Mini Zoo / Monkey World

Kattegat Center, Grenaa

Lalandia Billund

Lego House, Billund

Legoland, Billund

Maximum, Aalborg

Terrarium Reptile Zoo, Vissenbjerg

Tivoli Freedom, Aarhus C

Tivoli, Copenhagen

Wow Park, Billund

Zoo, Copenhagen

No participants were found.

2025

See the winners of Denmark's Best Children's Experience 2025

Congratulations to:

Hillerod Mini Zoo

DENMARK'S BEST CHILDREN'S EXPERIENCE 2025

Top 3:

🥇 Hillerod Mini Zoo
🥈 Happy Zoo, Lintrup
🥉 Givskud Zoo, Give

…and the regional winners:

🥇 North Jutland
Aalborg zoo

🥇 Central Jutland
Baboon City, Herning

🥇 South Jutland
Happy Zoo, Lintrup

🥇 Funen & Islands
Terrarium Reptile Zoo, Vissenbjerg

🥇 Zealand & Islands
Hillerod Mini Zoo

You can see the final standings here:

Ended on. 31/07 2025 at 1:00 PM

Total number of votes: 2092

Hillerød Mini Zoo / Monkey World

552 votes

Happy Zoo, Lintrup

487 votes

Givskud Zoo Zootopia, Give

219 votes

Aalborg zoo

171 votes

Engholm Wildlife Park, Nørre Nebel

106 votes

Baboon City, Herning

87 votes

Terrarium Reptile Zoo, Vissenbjerg

67 votes

Open-air museum Hjerl Hede, Holstebro

65 votes

Family Fun Park Marielyst, Væggerløse

63 votes

Scandinavian Animal Park, Kolind

63 votes

Funen Summerland, Aarup

50 votes

Louise Schouw Theatre, Greve

24 votes

Alpati Alpaca Park, Ringsted

19 votes

Holstebro Museum

16 votes

You are Beautiful, Aalborg

14 votes

The world map, Hobro

13 votes

Stranding Museum St. George, Ulfborg

12 votes

Munkholm Zoo, Balle

11 votes

You are Beautiful, Skagen

9 votes

Øresund Aquarium, Helsingør

9 votes

Ree Park Safari, Ebeltoft

6 votes

Knuthenborg Safari Park, Maribo

4 votes

North Sea Oceanarium, Hirtshals

4 votes

Pangea Park, Bjæverskov

3 votes

Randers Rainforest, Randers C

3 votes

Djurs Summerland, Nimtofte

2 votes

Fårup Summerland, Blokhus

2 votes

Natural power, Ringkøbing

2 votes

Odense Zoo, Odense

2 votes

Universe Science Park, Nordborg

2 votes

Kattegat Center, Grenaa

1 vote

Crocodile Zoo, Eskilstrup

1 vote

Pangea Park Falster, Nykøbing F

1 vote

Riplay, Ribe

1 vote

Tivoli Freedom, Aarhus C

1 vote

Aqua Park v. Hals Beach Camping

0 votes

The hill, Klampenborg

0 votes

Visiting farm, Stege

0 votes

Botanical Garden and Greenhouses, Aarhus

0 votes

Enghave Wildlife and Nature Park, Brørup

0 votes

Fjord&Belt, Kerteminde

0 votes

Frigate Jutland, Ebeltoft

0 votes

Highpark South Jutland, Aabenraa

0 votes

Hundested Sand Sculpture Park

0 votes

Iron Age village of Odin's Odense

0 votes

Jesperhus Holiday Park, Nykøbing Mors

0 votes

Climbing park Randers, Langå

0 votes

Climbing Park Silkeborg

0 votes

Climbing Park, Aalborg

0 votes

Play Castle Varde, Varde

0 votes

Maximum, Aalborg

0 votes

Mols Bolsjer Candy Factory, Ebeltoft

0 votes

Naturama, Svendborg

0 votes

Ringsted Children's Festival

0 votes

Summerland Zealand, Nørre Asmindrup

0 votes

Shopping center North, Aarhus N

0 votes

WOW Park, Skjern

0 votes

No participants were found.

Details

Time period:
17 July at 12.00 – 31 July at 1 p.m
On July 31st at 1:00 PM we will announce winners for North Jutland, Central Jutland, South Jutland, Funen & Islands, Zealand & Islands and of course all of Denmark for Denmark's Best Children's Experiences as well as these subcategories:
Best Amusement Park
Best Playland
Best Zoo & Animal Park
The top 10 for all of Denmark and the winner in each region and category will be featured on our map of Denmark's best experiences. In addition, all places that receive over 100 votes will also be featured on the map.

Rules

To ensure that voting is fair and equal for everyone, there are rules in place for what is and is not allowed. For example, it is strictly forbidden to offer competitions and prizes to get people to vote. However, it is permitted to use OpdagDanmark's prize of a gift certificate of DKK 5,000 for an experience of your choice in Denmark.

Read more about the rules by clicking the button here:

Graphics for participants

How to vote 📲

How to do it:

Find your favorite on the list
Send an SMS with the location code to 1214 (it costs 3 DKK + regular rate)
You will receive a response thanking you for your vote.

FAQ - "My text message is not going through" etc.

Why isn't my vote going through? If you do not receive a return SMS, your vote has not been counted. In that case, it is because your number does not allow content-based SMS, e.g. because it is a calling card, business number or because you simply have not enabled it yet on your subscription.
Why does it cost money to vote? To ensure that only people who really want to vote for a favorite, we use a 4-digit number (1414) to receive votes. This means that it costs a little, but in return it is much easier to vote and at the same time we avoid cheating with airtime cards, SMS gateways, etc.

Vote and win 🎁

To reward all of you who help us find the best experiences in Denmark through your votes, we are giving away a great prize:

A gift certificate of 5,000 DKK for an experience of your choice in Denmark

For example, you can choose to use the prize and have the gift card issued to a glamping site. It just needs to be a gift card to a place in Denmark that OpdagDanmark can buy and give to you.

We will draw lots among all votes cast in our polls in May, June and July on August 13, 2025 and contact the winner on the phone number used.

Find the corresponding sub-votes here.

For both children and adults

Visit Birkegården Gardens and Family Park

Birkegårdens Haver is for families, garden enthusiasts and groups alike. It has everything you need for a wonderful outing; 5 beautiful gardens, a cozy café, a nice gift shop, an animal enclosure and play and picnic areas.

Main attraction for children

Experience Denmark's friendliest zoo

Aalborg Zoo is one of Denmark's most visited attractions, and the animal park near the city is a true classic and a big hit with families with children, which we can't avoid. Especially families with children choose to take the trip during their holidays in North Jutland.

NEW 2025

Adventure Minigolf Wadden Sea

Go on an adventurous mini-golf game, where the Wadden Sea dikes form the edges of an 18-hole mini-golf course. Along the way, fascines and field stones – collected by local farmers over generations – create challenges for children and adults. A great activity near Rømø – especially on rainy days.

The buildings are full of history

Børglum Monastery

Not far from Hjørring you can find Børglum Monastery, which dates back to the Middle Ages. The buildings are full of history, despite several restorations over time. You can visit the monastery and get an insight into its many years of history, see Børglum Monastery Church, or visit the museum where there are more than 15 exhibitions regarding art, history and culture. During Christmas there is also a popular Christmas market at Børglum Monastery, which is worth a visit!

Europe's Best Amusement Park 2021 + 2022

Visit Fårup Sommerland

Fårup Sommerland is impossible to avoid when we talk about experiences in North Jutland. The amusement park has been voted Europe's Best Amusement Park 2021 and in 2022 has closed Fønix, Denmark's Largest Roller Coaster. It was so successful that the park regained the title of Europe's best, while Fønix won the title of Europe's Best Ride. Wild!

A hit for families with children

Happy Zoo

Experience a cozy and different zoo that offers everything from exotic animals and educational presentations to fun activities for the whole family. Glad Zoo combines animal welfare, presence and adventure in beautiful surroundings - an obvious stop for young and old who love animals and unique experiences.

Unleash your inner child in Tivoli Freedom

Den eventyrlige forlystelsespark ligger i gåafstand fra centrum i den smukke Marselisborg Skov og byder på et væld af forlystelser og aktiviteter for både store og små – uanset om I er til sjove, uhyggelige, udfordrende eller vilde oplevelser. Bemærk også at du året igennem kan opleve et væld af koncerter og events i parken.

Denmark's largest land protection

Little Wilderness Center

With 7,600 hectares of protected nature, Lille Vildmose is some of the wildest nature we have in Denmark. Start at Lille Vildmosecentret and embark on some completely unique experiences, regardless of whether you are away with or without children.

Stay overnight in the national park

Molsness

Molsness is a nature-based stay in Mols at Mols Bjerge National Park, created to make nature accessible to everyone. Here you can stay overnight both indoors and outdoors (e.g. rooms, shelters or glamping) with safe, indoor facilities right nearby.

Fun for the whole family

Fun Art Blokhus

Fun Art Blokhus is an activity and cultural center located near Blokhus in North Jutland. The center offers a wide range of activities for the whole family, e.g. Playland, football golf, mini golf, ceramics café and much more. Here you are guaranteed a fun and active day for the whole family.

Rules and conditions for voting at Discover Denmark

HOW OFTEN CAN YOU VOTE?

You can vote for all your favorites - but only once for each.

Due to great interest in some of our polls and thus increased competition to get to the top of the polls, we have made this page to determine what is allowed and not allowed, as well as what we do to prevent cheating.

If you have a question that you cannot find the answer to below, you are more than welcome to write to us at info@opdagdanmark.dk.

Can you vote multiple times?

To prevent cheating and the ability to vote countless times, our voting module requires you to confirm your votes by text message. That way you can only vote once per. telephone number per place, and that way we get a fair vote.

Why do I need to confirm with SMS?

In order to prevent cheating with the polls while at the same time making it as easy and anonymous to vote as possible, we have introduced an SMS control when you vote. End of polls where you can vote multiple times and cheat by clearing cookies or cheating with ip address. With our SMS check, anyone with a mobile number can cast a vote.

All telephone numbers are anonymized in the database. Read more about this in our cookie and privacy policy.

Why aren't all the places involved?

Discover Denmark's polls are through nominations. Unless there are some who will vote in one place, then there is no reason to include it in the list. Especially because we get some incredibly long lists.

On the pages of the polls, you will find up to the time of the poll itself a box where you can nominate your favorite. Once the voting is underway, it is no longer possible to nominate. Here it is only possible to vote for those who were nominated.

Is it free to join?

Of course, it's free. Everyone should be able to participate in their category on equal terms. Therefore, it never costs to join the polls, and since we place great importance on credibility, it is obviously not possible to buy more votes with us.

What must / must not do to get more votes?

With OpdagDanmark's polls, we intend to find the best places in Denmark. We find them by reaching out to people who, through their own experience, can recommend their favorites. However, creative initiatives such as the purchase of talk time cards, competitions and attractive prizes, etc. can undermine this and cause people to vote in places without knowing the place.

To avoid this, we have created lists that describe the things that must and must not:

You may not:

Use competitions, offers and discounts during OpdagDanmark's polls
Give/offer products/services to people for free in exchange for getting them to vote (unless permitted under “You are welcome” below)
Buy airtime cards to vote multiple times

You can:

Boost your postings regarding the poll on social media
Use a prize issued by Discover Denmark ifm. the vote to market your own participation
Credit the customer for the price of a charged SMS. For example, if a customer has given 3 kr. to vote for you, you are welcome to give the customer 3 kr. as a discount on a purchase from you.

These rules apply to everyone, nominated and non-nominated. If you experience cheating, please contact us at info@opdagdanmark.dk

We regularly check and contact people who have voted to make sure no cheating is done.
If we discover large quantities of unreachable, similar phone numbers, we reserve the right to remove them.

If you are unsure whether an action violates our rules, please do not hesitate to write to us at info@opdagdanmark.dk or by phone. 70 60 53 32.

For nominees:

On the 1st violation of the above rules, the nominee gets a warning and the votes will be removed for the following 24 hours from the time of the violation (or until the competition, offer or the like is completely removed).

In the event of a second violation of the rules, the nominee is disqualified, removed from the list and can only participate again the following year.

For non-nominees:

We have seen examples where non-nominees and businesses want to help their favorite get on the road and inadvertently violate the above rules. In these cases, it is necessary to separate unlawful votes without damaging the nominee's own efforts, and OpdagDanmark will remove a quantity based on time and number of votes at its discretion. We then clearly draw attention to the case, who has broken the rules and when and how many votes we have removed. Therefore: read the rules and don't break them!

Tips and advice for the nominees

There are many ways in which, as a nominee, you can improve your chance of getting enough votes to appear on our map of Denmark's best in its category & #8211; and maybe even end up winning. We have gathered here a number of measures that have been used by previous winners:

Share more than once. It is rare for a post to reach all your followers on social media. Therefore, you may want to encourage people to vote multiple times. Failure to do so too often and in succession will not be considered spam. We also hear from previous winners that the postings are really good at activating followers, so you get more interaction on your Facebook page and good conversations with customers.

Ask the network for help. Many local / loyal customers would rather than spread your message and get more votes. As nominated in a poll, you get a unique SMS code and it is easy to share in your channels, offline as online.

Link to the poll from your website. Your website is the hub for many of your most loyal customers. With a link to the poll, you can secure an extra boost to the number of votes.

Ask for help from local news media. Positive attention to a particular place is also positive attention to the area. That is why your local newspaper, tourist office etc. also has something to gain by helping the nominees in their area. If you have them share your post / link to the poll, it can greatly improve your chances. We see many examples of this.

Privacy policy in connection with polls

To be able to make polls where you can nominate and vote for your favorites while we exclude attempts at cheating and the like, we use tools that use cookies and where you provide some non-sensitive information. You can read much more about our general cookie and privacy policybut, for good measure, we have included that part of the policy that applies to polls, then there is complete transparency.

Here's what you should be aware of:

& #8211; If you nominate a candidate via the comment box, you enter information about name, email address, and possibly website and commentary. This information is stored together with registration of IP address (for protection against spam) in our database

& #8211; When you vote, information about time, phone number and voice dialing is stored in our database, which only Discover Denmark has access to. We do this purely in order to show the number of votes and find a winner. None of this information is disclosed to 3rd party.

& #8211; To prevent cheating, we continually check and contact some of the phone numbers that have been used to vote. Therefore, we may call you if you have voted.

You do not provide any sensitive information when you participate in our polls. The name, telephone number, mail and ip address are counted as personal data and we have therefore taken all security measures to ensure that no one besides OpdagDanmark's trusted employees can access this data.

We continually delete data from our polls when they are no longer used on the site.

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Denmark's Best Children's Experiences 2026