Spot a Lego storefront

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 cargo bike (Christianiabike)

Find a Danish cargo bike (Christiania, Bullitt, Larry vs Harry) carrying kids, groceries or a dog. Photograph the front box.

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 Christiania mural

Walk into Freetown Christiania and find a colourful painted mural or hand-painted sign. Photograph the wall.

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 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 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 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 Danish pastry shop sign

Find a "Bager" or "Konditori" sign above a bakery door. Photograph the gold lettering.

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 hygge candle

Find a lit candle on a café table or shop window, the daytime Danish hygge ritual. Photograph the flame.

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Nyhavn pastel houses

Walk along Nyhavn and find the row of pastel townhouses lining the canal. Photograph them reflecting in the water.

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 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 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 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.

Spot the Little Mermaid

Find the Little Mermaid (Den Lille Havfrue) bronze on her rock at Langelinie. Photograph her from the water side.

Spot the Marble Church dome

Find Frederik's Church (Marmorkirken), the green-copper dome on Frederiksgade. Photograph the dome.

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 the Tivoli sign

Walk to Tivoli Gardens and find the lit entrance sign or one of the iconic Tivoli rides. Photograph the entrance.