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I visited the cathedral and climb the bell tower, the art museum with the "rainbow top", the "Den Gamle By" and walked among the streets with old and new buildings. it is a wonderful city to visit. The most impressive to me is when I climb to the bell tower of the cathedral, I was the only one (at 12 noon) and the bell rings. Such a wonderful moment that you hear and the bell rings and watched the ancient street down. It is a feeling that you went back several decades back. I don't know why there are not many climbers there, it only costs 20 DDK, and the staff is not always on the desk but when you call, he will stop by quickly and show you the way to climb up. Another very impressive enterprise I visited is "Den Gamle By", it is a historical street reconstruction covering Aarhus histories since 1650 to 2014. They put out furnitures correspondent to the specific time of each building. I hope I have more time to read the descriptions in much more detail. One building that reflects 6 residential units in one apartment building impressed me the most. It shows how each family cook, use toilet, dry their laundry; in the attic area, a guy (Arne Sjorslev) caved out a small room as his radio enthusiastic workshop from 1971 to 2012. Another impressive piece of history is that, there is a reconstructed post that selling newspapers in the early 20 th century; it even has a newspaper display frame on a nearby wall. That makes me feel so familiar as I was ready newspapers on public walls as recent as 1980s (in China). So I get closer to those papers on wall and try to find out the year of the paper. It shows to me it was in 1921. Anyway, this impressed me a lot. Have a great time in Aarhus.

I visited the city in January, 2026. Aarhus has some great museums and a wonderful University. The consumer goods and healthful food options are wonderful, although prices for Americans are rather expensive. Walking around the city on other than snowy days and icy sidewalks is great fun although the cars and trucks are discourteous. The bus and rail system is fantastic but buy online before you go because they (other than 100 buses) do not take cash and purchasing online without a Scandinavian telephone number is impossible. Even natives think the Midtraffik.dk public transportation software system is troublesome. Train prices for journeys outside of the city are very expensive. I loved seeing all the joggers, bicyclists, skaters, and sledders of all ages being active in mid-winter.

The city is clean and full with green parks, I recommend visiting it late spring and summer. Very nice is university park and also botanical gardens. The Old City is large and interesting. The port area is good to stroll. There are several interesting museums. I have visited Den Gamle By and enjoyed it very much!

Aarhus (3) nights was perfect. From the Int’l arrivals in Copenhagen can get a direct train to Aarhus. Perfect for recovering from jet lag. Easy to get around, Denmark’s 2nd largest city, gateway to Jutland (West Coast), & what they refer to as their “Wild West.”

It was a pleasant surprise. There were beautiful places in Aarhus. We went on the rooftop of a department store to a park, restaurant and a see through observation deck with a clear floor 7 stories up! We enjoyed sitting by the harbor. This city has many surprises.