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Mural outside the Storm P museum, with a range of the artists' beloved characters

Casual camel in the Copenhagen zoo, you can just make out the Zoo's landmark observation tower in the background

• Frederiksberg Palace, Roskildevej 28, ☎ +45 36 13 26 00. Tours the first saturdays of each month at 11am and 1pm. The baroque palace dates back to 1699 and used to be a royal residence, today it functions as home of the Royal Danish Army Officers Academy. It can be viewed from the gardens or on the monthly tours.

• City Hall (Rådhuset), Smallegade 1-3, ☎ +45 38 21 21 26, www.frederiksberg.dk/OmKommunen/English.aspx. Tours the first saturday each month at 1pm. The massive city hall took 10 years to complete, because the city council failed to see World War II coming, and war time turned out not to be the best period getting materials. The somewhat oversize building might be a result of rivalry with the city of Copenhagen, and its impressive city hall. Enjoy the great view from the tower 60 meters high, but call ahead to make an appointment

• Copenhagen Zoo, Roskildevej 32 (Bus 4A, 6A or 26), ☎ +45 72 20 02 00, uk.zoo.dk. Opening hours varies greatly throughout the season, but weekdays 9AM-4PM & Weekends 9AM-6PM is always safe bets. During high season daily: 9AM-9PM. The Copenhagen Zoo is one of the oldest in Europe tracing its history back to 1859, in recent times focus has shifted from displaying as many animals as possible, to providing large - world class facilities - to the animals, earning the zoo a reputation as one of the best in the world. Recent projects include a large, open, savannah area where the native wildlife mixes with each other, and a large elephant house designed by Normann Foster. It is the only zoo outside Australia to have Tasmanian devils on display, and the zoo is amazingly kids friendly, with many play areas, and some hands on animal displays throughout the zoo. The Zoo has a restaurant, fast-food places, and you are allowed to bring your own food, and eat in the picnic areas.

• Storm P. Museum, Frederiksberg Runddel (at the entrance to Frederiksberg Have), ☎ +45 38 86 05 23, www.stormp-museet.dk. Robert Storm Petersen (Storm P) was a famous Danish artist and author, his humorous works is often regarded as something quintessentially Danish. The museum owns more than 50000 drawings (of which only some are on exhibition). Storm P is mostly known for his comedic drawings of "philosophical" vagabonds and his much loved Storm P machines, that perform very simple tasks through an unnecessarily complex and usually humorous series of actions.

• Cisternerne (Museum of Modern Glas Art), Pile Alle 55, ☎ +45 33 21 93 10, www.cisternerne.dk. Open F 2PM-6PM,Sa,Su & holidays 11AM-5PM. Closen Dec-Jan. Entrance Kr 40.The museum of is the old, catacomb like, water cisterns under Søndermarken park opposite the main entrance to Zoo, and the unusual environs, combined with the stained glass art and various sculptures makes the museum quite unique.

• Revymuseet (The museum of revue theatre), Allégade 5, ☎ ''+45'' 38102045 (post@revymuseet.dk), www.revymuseet.dk. Tu-Su 11AM-4PM. Revue theatre is still a very popular art form in Denmark, underpinned by the Danes love of black (or dry) humour. And since Frederiksberg has played an important role in the history of Danish theatre, it is only natural that you find a museum dedicated to art form here, telling its story from the early beginnings 200 years ago up to today's stand-up comedians. Unfortunantly mainly caters to Scandinavians with some command of the local language, as the multimedia part of the museum, is the best. 35 Kr.

• Møstings Hus, Andebakkesti 5 (at Smallegade), ☎ +45 38 21 01 22 (kultur@frederiksberg.dk), www.frederiksberg.dk/moestingshus.aspx. Tu-Fr 11 am-4pm. Changing Art exhibition in small but very cute house next to the Frederiksberg Garden and a small idyllic pond. It is open to any artist that applies and is accepted by the municipality.

• The Bakkehus Museum, Rahbeks Allé 23, ☎ +45 33 31 43 62, www.bakkehusmuseet.dk. Tu-Su 11AM-4PM. 30 Kr.

• Arken, 11 km (7 miles)