As others have mentioned if you are interested in the history of a well known author this is a nice place to visit. We first went to Louisiana and stopped in on the way back. It can take a little train juggling but worth it. Make sure you walk through the woods and see all the good work done in...
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The Karen Blixen Museum, Rungsted
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The Karen Blixen Museum
Rungsted Strandvej 111, Rungsted 2960, Denmark
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Ranked #1 of 1 attractions in Rungsted
Type: Historic Sites, Speciality Museums, History Museums
Activities: Walking, Group tours/day tour
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A historic home, bird sanctuary, park, and museum all in one, located in the house of writer and Nobel Prize finalist Baroness Karen Blixen (in the US...
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A historic home, bird sanctuary, park, and museum all in one, located in the house of writer and Nobel Prize finalist Baroness Karen Blixen (in the US and UK, Isak Dinesen), known especially for "Out of Africa" and "Seven Gothic Tales". The museum not only maintains the 17th century house, Blixen's furnishings, and the park, but regularly hosts exhibitions related to Blixen's life and work in Kenya and Denmark. Recent exhibitions have included an exhibition "HER" by internationally acclaimed artist Candice Breitz about Meryl Streep's career.
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Copenhagen, Denmark
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Burnham-On-Sea, United Kingdom
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I have always loved Karen's Blixen work, read most of her books and was very keen to see where she has spent part of her life.
I just loved this museum!
First of all, it is very easy to get to. Take the train from the central train station. You have a train approximately every hour. Then it is a...
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Copenhagen, Staden Kobenhavn, Denmark
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Karen Blixen - everything : books - cafe - garden - shop - culture - rooms painting - library - architecture - the more exclusive part of Strandvejen / Beachway with beach and sailing boats in front. Many Shops and restaurants.
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Nerja
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"just " a well kept 19 centuary home with furnitures and decorating like Karen herself bought but for an hour with a small cofee in the garden its nice ;-) Read on
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Copenhagen, Denmark
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A pleasant museum offering good insight into KB and her books. Nice park and bird sanctuary, close to the Rungsted Harbour with plenty of cafes/restaurants.
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Surrey
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Enjoyed the visit very much. We even walked up to her grave as it was a sunny day. Had a coffee and cake in the coffee shop, very pleasant. Bigger gift shop would be a good idea.
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This is a well presented small museum showing examples of her work along with photos of her time in Africa. A short tour of the house is available and worth while to bring a context to her life. The cafe is worth a visit and we had lovely Sunday brunch which kept us going the rest ofthe day.
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I am pleased we went as we enjoyed Karen Blixens book and film Out of Africa but didn't realise she had 'sold her soul to the devil' for the fame it brought. Still it seems to have worked, for someone who had limited literature published she is quite famous. There is short film of her speaking and the private areas...
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HARARE
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I have lived in Africa all my life and have travelled quite extensively during the 15 years I owned and ran my own travel company.I have visited Copenhagen regularly and always try to see or do something new. This trip we visited the Karen Blixen Museum. We drove there and the drive was interesting - the suburbs we drove through...
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It is very easy to get here from Copenhagen. A short train ride and then a 15 minute walk. If you stay on the right side of the road going towards the sea, you will meet a small path, marked by birdhouses. The path leads through a beech forest, with labelled other trees including cherry and maple. You pass by...
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