H. C. Andersen's Odense
Go on a wondrous journey through Hans Christian Andersen’s Odense. Visit the poet’s childhood home or the Hans Christian Andersen Museum. If you need an even bigger dose of the poet, fear not. There is more to see.
Hans Christian Andersen House
When you step into the H.C. Andersen House, you enter an enchanting narrative about the world-famous author Hans Christian Andersen.
H. C. Andersen's Childhood Home
From 1807 to 1819 H. C. Andersen lived in one of the three little apartments in this house with his parents. The house became a museum in 1930 and here you can experience several of his original manuscripts and diaries. One of the living rooms houses a small exhibition which shows the poet’s childhood in Odense.
Møntergården
Take a trip back in time and experience the authentic city environment from the 19th century, where Hans Christian Andersen ran around and played as a child. Feel the history in the narrow streets, on the cobblestones, in the courtyards behind the houses and in the exhibitions build by Museum Odense.
In the Footstep of Hans Christian Andersen
We invite you to take a stroll through the heart of old Odense, Hans Christian Andersen’s birthplace, where you can encounter numerous things to remind you of Denmark’s world-famous writer of fairy ta...
Fairy tale sculptures in Odense
In the parks, streets and alleys of Odense, you can meet 16 sculptures inspired by the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen.
The Funen Village
In the Funen Village you will experience a village milieu as it could have appeared at the time when Hans Christian Andersen wrote his famous fairy tales.