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Sight Centre, Odense

H.C. Andersen's Childhood Home

A sight in Centre, Odense, budget-friendly ($) and worth about 30 minutes.

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Why go

The small house on Munkemøllestræde where Andersen lived from age two to fourteen.

It is one of 8 curated places we feature in Odense, alongside 3 sights, 1 activity and 1 place to eat. 6 more of our picks sit within 1 km in a straight line, so it pairs easily with St. Canute's Cathedral and Den Gamle Kro. At about 30 minutes, it slots neatly between bigger plans.

Type
Sight · Culture
Neighborhood
Centre
Price
$
Time needed
30 min

Nearby

The 6 closest curated picks in Odense, measured as straight-line distance.

  1. 1
    St. Canute's Cathedral

    Gothic brick cathedral on Flakhaven holding the remains of King Canute IV and a gilded Claus Berg altarpiece.

    Sight · 0.1 km straight-line
  2. 2
    Den Gamle Kro

    Restaurant in a half-timbered 1683 merchant house on Overgade, serving Danish classics in candlelit rooms.

    Food · 0.4 km straight-line
  3. 3
    Brandts

    Former textile mill turned art museum and media museum, set around a square of cafes and a cinema.

    Sight · 0.4 km straight-line
  4. 4
    H.C. Andersens Hus

    The museum built around Andersen's birthplace, with a Kengo Kuma-designed pavilion and garden telling his life and tales.

    Sight · 0.5 km straight-line
  5. 5
    Sortebrødre Torv Christmas Market

    Weekend market in the cobbled Andersen quarter with stalls set up in a 19th-century style, crafts, gløgg and æbleskiver.

    Shopping · 0.5 km straight-line
  6. 6
    Hotel Odeon

    Design hotel beside the Odeon concert hall, a few minutes' walk from the Andersen quarter and the station.

    Stay · 0.6 km straight-line

On these curated routes

H.C. Andersen's Childhood Home is a stop on our Copenhagen, Odense & Aarhus route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.

More to do in Odense

H.C. Andersen's Childhood Home is our only sight pick in Odense; here is what else we recommend there. See the full Odense guide.

When to go

Average daily highs in Odense run from 3°C in January to 21°C in July; August is usually the wettest month.

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Getting there

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Coordinates
55.39453, 10.38727
Destination
Odense, Denmark

H.C. Andersen's Childhood Home: quick answers

How much time do you need at H.C. Andersen's Childhood Home?

Plan on about 30 minutes at H.C. Andersen's Childhood Home. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.

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H.C. Andersen's Childhood Home appears on Copenhagen, Odense & Aarhus, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.

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