Denmark
Things to do in Ribe
13 places9 stories2 routes
Sightlore has 13 places to explore in Ribe, and 9 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Ribe's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Men at Sea
Men at Sea or Man meets the sea is a 9-metre (30 feet) tall white monument of four seated males, located west of Esbjerg next to Sædding Beach on the southwest coast of Denmark.
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Esbjerg Art Museum
The Esbjerg Art Museum is an independently owned art museum in Esbjerg in southwest Jutland, Denmark. Founded in 1910, in 1962 it moved into a new building in the City Park designed by Jytte og Ove Tapdrup.
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Ribe VikingeCenter
Open-air museum of the Viking Age near the village of Lustrup, about 2 km south of Ribe, founded in 1992.
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Fisheries and Maritime Museum
The Fisheries and Maritime Museum is a privately owned museum in Esbjerg, Denmark.
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Lightship Museum
The Lightship Museum in the harbour of Esbjerg in southern Denmark consists of a private museum open to the public on board the Horns Rev lightship. Dating from 1912, the Horns Rev, also known as Motorfyrskibet Nr.
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Ribe Cathedral
Ribe Cathedral or Our Lady Maria Cathedral is located in the ancient city of Ribe, on the west coast of southern Jutland, Denmark.
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Riberhus
Riberhus was a royal castle situated on the western outskirts of Ribe, Esbjerg Municipality, Denmark. Throughout the Middle Ages, it was one of the more important royal castles in Denmark.
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Ribe Kunstmuseum
Ribe Kunstmuseum is an art museum in Ribe, Denmark.
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Church of Our Saviour
The Church of Our Saviour is a parish church in Esbjerg, Denmark. Completed in 1887 to a design by Axel Møller, it was the first church to be built in the rapidly growing new town.
Discovery routes in Ribe
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Ribe: Denmark's oldest town
From the Riberhus castle mound to Ribe Cathedral, past the Ribe Art Museum and the Museum of Ribe's Vikings to the Ribe Viking Centre.
Esbjerg and Man Meets the Sea
From the Esbjerg Art Museum to the Church of Our Saviour, past the Horns Rev lightship to the Fisheries and Maritime Museum and the Man Meets the Sea sculptures.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Riberhus
Riberhus was a royal castle situated on the western outskirts of Ribe, Esbjerg Municipality, Denmark. Throughout the Middle Ages, it was one of the more important royal castles in Denmark.
Museums
Ribe Kunstmuseum
Ribe Kunstmuseum is an art museum in Ribe, Denmark.
Museet Ribes Vikinger
Cultural history museum in Ribe covering the Viking Age and the Middle Ages, with finds from excavations in the town.
Ribe VikingeCenter
Open-air museum of the Viking Age near the village of Lustrup, about 2 km south of Ribe, founded in 1992.
Esbjerg Art Museum
The Esbjerg Art Museum is an independently owned art museum in Esbjerg in southwest Jutland, Denmark. Founded in 1910, in 1962 it moved into a new building in the City Park designed by Jytte og Ove Tapdrup.
Lightship Museum
The Lightship Museum in the harbour of Esbjerg in southern Denmark consists of a private museum open to the public on board the Horns Rev lightship. Dating from 1912, the Horns Rev, also known as Motorfyrskibet Nr.
Fisheries and Maritime Museum
The Fisheries and Maritime Museum is a privately owned museum in Esbjerg, Denmark.
Wadden Sea Centre
The Wadden Sea Centre is a visitor centre and museum for the UNESCO World Heritage Site the Wadden Sea, an intertidal zone of the North Sea.
Places of worship
Ribe Cathedral
Ribe Cathedral or Our Lady Maria Cathedral is located in the ancient city of Ribe, on the west coast of southern Jutland, Denmark.
Church of Our Saviour
The Church of Our Saviour is a parish church in Esbjerg, Denmark. Completed in 1887 to a design by Axel Møller, it was the first church to be built in the rapidly growing new town.
Saint Nikolai Church
St Nikolaj Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Esbjerg in the southwest of Jutland, Denmark.
Sædden Church
Sædden Church is a church of the Church of Denmark in Esbjerg in the southwest of Jutland, Denmark.
Monuments
Men at Sea
Men at Sea or Man meets the sea is a 9-metre (30 feet) tall white monument of four seated males, located west of Esbjerg next to Sædding Beach on the southwest coast of Denmark.
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