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The bit of land that pokes the sea north of Germany is called “Jutland.” Most of Jutland is part of Denmark.

While Jutland’s claim to fame is certainly the centrally located Legoland in Billund, the “real” Legoland, there’s lots to see and do here. You’re never far from the sea, or green, open space. Jutland would be great for family vacations.

Once your kids have experienced Legoland, they’d probably want to see Museet Danmarks Brandbiler. They won’t ask for it by name, of course, but what kid wouldn’t be interested in “the worlds biggest collection of Triangel fire engines and horse-drawn and hand-drawn fire-fighting vehicles dating back to about 1800.” Yep, the collection is so big that it’s included in the Guinness Book of Records.

And just to get things down to their size, why not visit Minibyen? You see, “certain townspeople” set some disastrous fires in the old town of Varde during the 19th century and Varde is no more. But craftsmen are using the same techniques used then to build Varde back up, but 1/10 the size! The town appears the same as it was around 1860.

Of course, the kids will be yearning for some physical activity after a while, and you can make Vikings of them for a day in Jutland. Yes, they can dress like vikings, talk to viking-like people, and use a bow and arrow (maybe bagging a bison for dinner, ya never know). All this can be had at the Viking Center in Ribe, Denmark.

To save money, you’ll want to house your clan in a Jutland vacation rental. Forget hotels–they’re expensive. There are lots of vacation rentals available in Jutland. The one to the right sleeps 9, for example. Smaller places sleeping 4 can be quite inexpensive for Denmark.

Rent a car, spend a week discovering nature, vikings, and fire engines at a reasonable price. How can you go wrong?