Most of them lived in the Midwest, East Coast, and Utah, planting Danish Lutheran Churches and folk schools.

due to the poor economy in Denmark (funny how that works, it’s completely the opposite today). If you do decide to book using my links, thank you so much for your support!įrom the mid-19th to early 20th century, Danes emigrated to the U.S. Give yourself a night or two, and you’ll never run out of things to do in Solvang!ĭisclaimer: This post uses affiliate links, which means I make a commission if you book through this post. You’ll find that the main street where most of the restaurants, tasting rooms, and gift shops are on Copenhagen Drive. Hell, there are even replicas of Copenhagen’s Little Mermaid statue and Rundetårn! Unfortunately, there is no replica of Nyhavn 🙁Īnd if you’re wondering, yes, there is æbleskiver and smørrebrød in Solvang! I was fortunate enough to visit Copenhagen a few months ago, and it’s just so funny how I found myself in this little town that turned into a mecca for Danish immigrants since the early 20th century. Their tagline is “Like Denmark…Only Closer” (I like to call Solvang America’s Denmark dupe). Solvang is a small Danish village nestled in the Santa Ynez Valley of Central California.

You’d be delighted to learn that there are a handful of European-inspired towns scattered across the US. Sometimes, you’re just itching for a trip to Europe but you don’t have the PTO or money to be able to book that round-trip flight.

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