Photo Gallery: Modern Copenhagen

Photograph by Sisse Brimberg & Cotton Coulson, Keenpress

A crayon-box row of townhouses lines the Nyhavn canal in Copenhagen. Author Hans Christian Andersen was a former resident.

Read our Destination Guide and 48 Hours in Copenhagen from the City Life section of the November/December 2009 issue of National Geographic Traveler.

Photograph by Sisse Brimberg & Cotton Coulson, Keenpress

Conditori La Glace, a bakery and tea room, opened in Copenhagen in 1870 and creates princess-worthy wedding cakes, as well as signature layer cakes named after famous Danish people like Hans Christian Andersen and Karen Blixen.

Read our Destination Guide and 48 Hours in Copenhagen from the City Life section of the November/December 2009 issue of National Geographic Traveler.

Photograph by Sisse Brimberg & Cotton Coulson, Keenpress

A shopper glances at cakes in the windows of Conditori La Glace bakery and tea room.

Read our Destination Guide and 48 Hours in Copenhagen from the City Life section of the November/December 2009 issue of National Geographic Traveler.

Photograph by Sisse Brimberg & Cotton Coulson, Keenpress

The 17th-century Rosenborg Castle gazes out on one of Copenhagen's original odes to nature—the lush King's Garden that's equally ethereal, whether in full bloom or dusted with snow.

Read our Destination Guide and 48 Hours in Copenhagen from the City Life section of the November/December 2009 issue of National Geographic Traveler.

Photograph by Sisse Brimberg & Cotton Coulson, Keenpress

The Royal Library's bold 1999 extension, called The Black Diamond, is one of Copenhagen's architectural attractions. Visitors can take a guided tour of the Black Diamond or hear some chamber music in its concert hall.

Read our Destination Guide and 48 Hours in Copenhagen from the City Life section of the November/December 2009 issue of National Geographic Traveler.

Photograph by Sisse Brimberg & Cotton Coulson, Keenpress

Buzzing restaurants and cafés line Nyhavn canal.

Read our Destination Guide and 48 Hours in Copenhagen from the City Life section of the November/December 2009 issue of National Geographic Traveler.

Photograph by Sisse Brimberg & Cotton Coulson, Keenpress

At the Royal Copenhagen shop, Danish wildflowers, mushrooms, and plants decorate souvenir-perfect tableware.

Read our Destination Guide and 48 Hours in Copenhagen from the City Life section of the November/December 2009 issue of National Geographic Traveler.

Photograph by Sisse Brimberg & Cotton Coulson, Keenpress

Opened in 2008 in the Moorish palace that borders Tivoli Gardens, Nimb Hotel offers guestrooms that deftly balance the best tech toys (think Bang & Olufsen flat screens) with exquisite antiques.

Read our Destination Guide and 48 Hours in Copenhagen from the City Life section of the November/December 2009 issue of National Geographic Traveler.