The tourist cards most larger cities offer end up being a bad value for us.  To “break even” you usually need to spend a couple of days running through museums to feel you got your money’s worth.  Not so with the “Copenhagen Card” – for us, the attraction was that full transit and regional train access was included.  That made our day trip north of the city on a series of trains painless.  Our plans for the day are a visit to Hillerød to see Frederiksborg Castle, a quick trip to Helsingør to wander around and find some lunch, and then on to Humlebæk to visit the highly renowned Louisiana Museum of Modern Art.

About 50 minutes after leaving Copenhagen’s central train station, we arrive in the tranquil surroundings of Hillerød as the castle opens for visitors:

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