Herning Attractions

The Herningsholm Mansion, a major historical building in central Jutland, merits a visit. After careful restoration it was equipped as a museum in 1980 to commemorate the author Steen Steensen Blicher (1782-1848), the writer of popular novels on life in the region and known affectionately as the "Poet of the Heathland". The exhibits include illustrations by Danish artists for inclusion in his books, first editions and original manuscripts.

12 km/7.5 mi west of Herning, near Havnstrup, is Jutland's Minizoo (Jyllands Mini-Zoo).

This small zoo allows the children to have an opportunity of getting very close to the animals.

At Museumsgade 28 in Herning lies Denmark's Photographic Museum. Here visitors can see a panoramic photograph of Copenhagen measuring 100 by 1,170cm/3ft 4in by 39ft 6in, as well as a collection of holographs.

A few miles south of Herning along the A18 on the edge of a wood can be found a Romanesque church, Rind Kirke, which is about 800 years old.

Sculptures placed along the streets and in the squares help to add color and atmosphere to Herning. They include works by the famous Henry Moore ("A Woman Seated", near the Congress Center), Carl Visser, Erik heide, Ole Christensen, Jorgen Haugen Sorensen, Helge Holm Skov and Yonghin Han.