Copenhagen Bingo: Spot 30 Typically Copenhagen Things
Walk the canals, tick off the card, snap a photo of every typically Copenhagen thing you can find. From the pastel Nyhavn fronts to a Lego store window and a cargo-bike school run, this is a 30-item Copenhagen bingo that turns any walk into a treasure hunt. No fixed route. Just keep your eyes open.
Challenges (30)
Spot a smørrebrød
Find a smørrebrød (Danish open sandwich on dark rye, stacked with herring, roast beef or shrimp) on a café plate or counter. Photograph the layered bite.
Spot a Danish hot dog (pølser)
Find a Danish hot dog at a pølsevogn cart, topped with remoulade, fried onions and pickle. Photograph the loaded bun.
Spot a Lego storefront
Walk into the Lego flagship store on Strøget or find a Lego display window. Photograph the big sculpted minifigures.
Spot a cargo bike (Christianiabike)
Find a Danish cargo bike (Christiania, Bullitt, Larry vs Harry) carrying kids, groceries or a dog. Photograph the front box.
Spot the Danish flag
Find a Dannebrog (white cross on red) flying on a building, hot-dog stand, balcony or pastry box. Photograph the cross.
Spot a Carlsberg sign
Find the Carlsberg green-and-gold logo on a bar awning, beer mat or shop window. The "probably the best beer in the world" tagline. Photograph the sign.
Spot a Danish pastry (wienerbrød)
Find a wienerbrød (Danish pastry, called wienerbrød in Denmark) in a bakery window: cinnamon swirl, kanelsnegl, kringle. Photograph the laminated layers.
Spot a hygge candle
Find a lit candle on a café table or shop window, the daytime Danish hygge ritual. Photograph the flame.
Spot a Danish pastry shop sign
Find a "Bager" or "Konditori" sign above a bakery door. Photograph the gold lettering.
Spot a Copenhagen bicycle
Find a Copenhagen-style upright bicycle parked or in motion on a bike lane (the city has more bikes than people). Photograph one.
Spot the Little Mermaid
Find the Little Mermaid (Den Lille Havfrue) bronze on her rock at Langelinie. Photograph her from the water side.
Spot Nyhavn pastel houses
Walk along Nyhavn and find the row of pastel townhouses lining the canal. Photograph them reflecting in the water.
Spot the Tivoli sign
Walk to Tivoli Gardens and find the lit entrance sign or one of the iconic Tivoli rides. Photograph the entrance.
Spot the Round Tower
Find the Rundetårn (Round Tower) on Købmagergade, a 17th-century observatory tower with a spiral ramp inside. Photograph the brick cylinder.
Spot Christiansborg facade
Walk to Christiansborg Palace on Slotsholmen and find the long granite facade. Photograph it with the tower in view.
Spot Christianshavn canal boat
Walk into Christianshavn and find a wooden boat moored along one of its canals. Photograph the boat with the canal-house facades behind.
Spot the Marble Church dome
Find Frederik's Church (Marmorkirken), the green-copper dome on Frederiksgade. Photograph the dome.
Spot Amalienborg Royal Guard
Walk to Amalienborg Square and find a Royal Life Guard in blue uniform with bearskin hat. Photograph the guard in front of the palace.
Spot a Strøget pedestrian crowd
Walk down Strøget (Europe's longest pedestrian shopping street) and photograph the crowds passing a flagship store (H&M, Magasin, Illum).
Spot a Lakes (Søerne) runner
Walk along the Lakes that ring central Copenhagen and find a runner on the path. Photograph the lake and the runner.
Spot a Christiania mural
Walk into Freetown Christiania and find a colourful painted mural or hand-painted sign. Photograph the wall.
Spot the CopenHill artificial slope
Find the CopenHill / Amager Bakke (the waste-to-energy plant with a ski slope on top). Photograph the green slope-roofed building from the harbour.
Spot a Royal Copenhagen porcelain plate
Find the Royal Copenhagen blue-and-white porcelain in a shop window or museum (the cobalt blue painted pattern). Photograph the plates stacked.
Spot the Børsen Bourse dragon spire
The historic Børsen Bourse spire of four entwined dragon tails was damaged in 2024 but the reconstruction is ongoing. Photograph the building or the scaffolded spire.
Spot a Søndermarken pumpkin or seasonal
Find a seasonal Copenhagen scene: spring tulips in stalls, summer canal swimmers at Islands Brygge, autumn pumpkins in shops, winter Tivoli lights. Photograph the season.
Spot a bicycle traffic light
Find a dedicated bicycle traffic light (small light, just for bikes). Copenhagen has hundreds. Photograph the cycle-shaped signal.
Spot a hot-dog stand on Strøget
Find a pølsevogn (hot-dog cart) parked on Strøget, Nytorv or Gammel Strand. Photograph the cart with the mustard squeeze bottles visible.
Spot a Royal Life Guard horse
Find a mounted Royal Life Guard near Amalienborg or at a state event. Photograph the horse and the rider in dress uniform.
Spot a Danish Bauhaus chair
Find a Danish design chair in a furniture window (Wegner Wishbone, Hans J. Wegner Y-chair, Arne Jacobsen Egg). Photograph the iconic silhouette.
Spot the H. C. Andersen statue
Find the bronze of Hans Christian Andersen seated on Rådhuspladsen (or any fairy-tale-themed statue around the city, like the Little Mermaid). Photograph the writer.
Frequently asked questions
The duration is up to the organizer when they set up the adventure. As a guideline, a focused day across Nyhavn, the Inner City, Tivoli and Christianshavn ticks off most of the easy items, and stretching the game across a weekend lets a determined group complete all 30.
Each of the 30 items is a camera challenge. When you spot the thing, take a photo and submit it; the bingo card tracks progress. Play solo, with friends or split into teams and race to tick off the most items.
Some items (Christiania mural, a hot-dog stand at the right hour) need timing. Sweep Nyhavn and Strøget for the easy items, the Inner City for towers, Christianshavn for canals and Freetown Christiania for street art.
Nyhavn, Strøget, Tivoli and Slotsholmen hit the most items in a walking loop. Add Christianshavn for the canals and Christiania for the alternative culture, the Lakes for cargo bikes and runners.
Yes. Kids love spotting Lego, the Little Mermaid, cargo bikes and Tivoli; adults enjoy hunting hygge candles, smørrebrød and Carlsberg signage. No alcohol stops are required.