DieselHouse — Attraction in Copenhagen Municipality

The Diesel Museum in Copenhagen is a hidden gem and an incredible window into one of the most important aspects of global trade and industry—the diesel engine, built by B&W. They’ve done a fantastic job preserving and presenting these massive machines, and the wealth of information they offer is truly impressive, especially considering it’s all free! My wife and I arrived a little late due to her class at MAN just down the road, but the kind gentleman running the museum still welcomed us warmly. If you can, make sure to catch one of the engines actually starting up—it’s a breathtaking experience. Highly recommended for anyone interested in engineering, history, or...

Awesome museum! Full of things to see, touch and try like models and moving parts, everyone who works there is passionate about what they do and they're super-helpful and very happy to explain and share their experiences. Once every two weeks they start and run the big one: a 10 cilinder, 730 tons, 22500 hp engine which served the city of Copenhagen as a generator. Other engines run too every now and then but I don't know when...😅 All very cool and...

This was a great little museum and it was free entry. My father worked with large, low speed engines and it was great to see an example. I myself work with medium speed engines so it was great to see the evolution and history of a similar technology. There were lots of interactive models as well, which are great to illustrate concepts and entertain kids. I really thought this was fun and can't believe...