H. C. Andersens Barndomshjem (H. C. Andersen's Childhood Home)

Frommer's Review

Visit Andersen's humble childhood abode, where the fairy-tale writer lived from 1807 to 1819. From what is known of Andersen's childhood, his mother was a drunken, superstitious washerwoman, and Andersen was a gawky boy, lumbering and graceless, the victim of his fellow urchins' cruel jabs. However, all is serene at the cottage today; in fact, the little house with its tiny rooms has a certain unpretentious charm, and the "garden still blooms," as in The Snow Queen. The museum is only mildly diverting, worth no more than 15 or 20 minutes of your time.

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