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See Aarhus from an open double-decker bus. With an audioguide in five languages you can hop on or off at 7 stops along the route. Buses come and go every half-an-hour, so you can spend as much time in each spot as you would like, but it takes 75 minutes to complete the circuit if you don't hop off at all. Suitable for the handicapped. The service operate from May through September. Check the website for specific days, but be assured that hop-on-hop-off is always available when there is a cruise ship in town.
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Dock-one, Dokken, Urban Media Space
This large state-of-the-art public library and culture centre at the harbourfront is the largest public library in northern Europe, and is designed as a public meeting place for all kinds of activities. Enjoy the peculiar and futuristic architecture or engage in the library's many activities. Guided tours are arranged at regular intervals. Good café and an interesting four-section outside playground (adults may try the slides too). There is a specialized toddlers' play section inside. Large subterranean robotic car park below the building. Great for kids and adults alike. The whole building is accessible to people who use wheelchairs.
Explore the ancient Viking stronghold of Aros behind the present city facade on this 90 minute walk. Download the VoiceMap app, put in your ear plugs, and immerse yourself in Viking history as you walk around town.
The pool at this renovated historic bathhouse from the 1930s hosts many families and children on weekends, but Badeanstalten Spanien is so much more than just swimming: there's a luxury co-ed wellness section (Grossererbadet) with saunas, steambaths, spas, infrared heat lamps and other facilities. Sauna infusion sessions (Sauna Gus) at regular intervals and occassional events. The building also houses a private fitness centre.
Experience Aarhus from the waterside with a guided harbour cruise. Several options and events. A regular tour takes 75 minutes.
If older times architecture is more your thing, you will love to study the Aarhus Theatre building inside-out. Built around the year 1900 in the Danish version of Art Nouveau (known as skønvirke), the building is crammed with architectural details from the history of theatre and the interior is even more lusciously decorated than the outside facades. Guided tours (in Danish) on some Saturdays.