Esbjerg

A monumental stone sculpture of four men sitting, gazing out at sea.

The Fisheries and Maritime Museum is the largest institution of its kind in Denmark focusing on Danish fisheries and marine biology, the tidal wetlands (Wadden Sea), west Jutland coastal shipping and the North Sea offshore industries. So the theme of the museum can truly be said to be "people and the sea".

Underground museum carved into the west coast dunes at the abandoned Tirpitz Bunker from World War II. The Tirpitz Bunker was supposed to be a major coastal fortification for the German Wehrmacht, as part of the gargantuan Atlantic Wall project spanning the European Atlantic coast from Arctic Norway to Spain, but was not finished before the German capitulation. Experience the bunker's history, and other themes tied to the west coast of Jutland. The architecture of the museum from 2017 is an experience in itself.

Visit the aquatics center Svømmestadion Danmark (on Strandby Kirkevej/Gl. Vardevej crossing)

Visit the cinema Biocity Esbjerg (right next to Svømmestadion Danmark)

Stroll around in one of the parks of Esbjerg: Byparken, Vognsbølparken, Møllerparken, Hjerting Strandpark. In the fenced area Esbjerg Dyrehave in Vognsbølparken, you can interact directly with wildlife animals such as deer and roe

From Esbjerg Harbour only 10 minutes on the ferry brings you to the little island Fanø that has great beaches and the villages Nordby and Sønderho