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Bus #1, #6, #9 or #10. Nyhavn ("New Harbour") - created in 1671 as a canal leading from the city's main port to Kongens Nytorv - is mostly known for its sunny northern side, with its long row of bars, cafes, taverns and restaurants set in brightly coloured and picturesque gabled houses, some dating back as far as 1681. During the past twenty years this canalside promenade has become one of the trendiest places in the city to live and be seen, a complete turnaround from its seedy past as a disreputable sailors' haunt.
Frequent DFDS boats run from Nyhaven to the Little Mermaid and Christianshavn.
On the corner of Nyhavn and Bredgade, the Amber Museum (Ravhuset; Mon-Sat 10am-6pm, Fri until 7pm; free) is located on the first floor of the Amber House, a historic building from the 1670s now devoted to producing and selling amber artefacts. The surprisingly captivating museum takes you through the economic and geological history of amber, while rows of display cases equipped with magnifying glasses show specimens of the many odd creatures found trapped in the resin from the enormous pine forests of northern Europe twenty to fifty million years ago. There's also an in-house craftsman showing how amber is worked, plus the world's largest piece of Baltic amber, a massive lump weighing 8.8 kilos.
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