Acquire an excellent introduction to Copenhagen and its 850-year history on a panoramic driving tour of this scenic capital’s most essential sites. Among the highlights you’ll pass and learn about are the brightly painted quays of Nyhavn and stately Amalienborg Palace, the Royal Family’s winter residence safeguarded by bearskin-capped Royal Guards. Other top sights include historic Tivoli Gardens amusement park, the Old Stock Exchange with its unusual spire formed by entwined dragons’ tails, and granite-and-copper Christiansborg Palace, situated on its own tiny island and now home of the Danish Parliament, But the city’s most enduring – and endearing – icon is its beguiling Little Mermaid. This life-size bronze figure, inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s famous fairy tale, has been seated on her rock along Copenhagen’s shoreline since 1913. You’ll likely be inspired yourself after this relaxed two-hour survey of Copenhagen’s landmark beauty.