G
Greenland National Museum
The spacious, well-presented Greenland National Museum is based in an extended 1936 warehouse. Its better exhibits include an interesting section on 1950s…
Lottie Davis
Nuuk
Nuuk is Greenland's capital and by far its biggest, most cosmopolitan town. It commands a grand fjord system and is backed by a splendid panorama of mountains. From carefully chosen angles the town can look picturesque, and if you haven't seen anywhere else in Greenland you may find it almost quaint. But if you've been travelling around the country it's easy to get depressed by Nuuk's long-slab apartment blocks and its rather pervasive sense of economic apartheid. You'd do better to start than to end a trip here.
Explore Nuuk
- GGreenland National Museum
The spacious, well-presented Greenland National Museum is based in an extended 1936 warehouse. Its better exhibits include an interesting section on 1950s…
- UUniversity Library
The University Library was established in 1747 as the New Herrnhut Mission (House of Moravian Brethren), originally set up by a trio of missionaries who…
- KKittat
Kittat is a low-key fur workshop that specialises in making traditional style costumes and kammiks. Anyone can peep inside at the small, functional…
- KKatuaq Cultural Centre
The spacious Katuaq Cultural Centre is by far Nuuk's finest piece of modern architecture, a sinuous wooden wave edged in glass. It houses the Greenland…
- IInstitute of Natural Resources
At the north edge of town near the sweet little golf course is the Institute of Natural Resources, in a pair of glass-nosed wooden-slab buildings that…
- HHans Egede House
The sturdy 1728 Hans Egede House is the oldest in Greenland and has a pretty vegetable garden. Originally home to Nuuk's missionary founder, it's now the…
- CCity Hall
The City Hall is not architecturally distinguished, but it's worth looking inside to see the impressive 1998 tapestry of Inuit life. Curiously, it…
- SSelf Rule Government
The Self Rule Government has an art-decked corridor. Free guided tours are available when the parliament is not in session, but tours in English require…
- TTeacher Training College
The fine 1907 Teacher Training College is backed by the horned silhouette of Sermitsiaq (1210m), a tent-shaped island peak.
Top attractions
These are our favorite local haunts, touristy spots, and hidden gems throughout Nuuk.
See
Greenland National Museum
The spacious, well-presented Greenland National Museum is based in an extended 1936 warehouse. Its better exhibits include an interesting section on 1950s…
See
University Library
The University Library was established in 1747 as the New Herrnhut Mission (House of Moravian Brethren), originally set up by a trio of missionaries who…
See
Kittat
Kittat is a low-key fur workshop that specialises in making traditional style costumes and kammiks. Anyone can peep inside at the small, functional…
See
Katuaq Cultural Centre
The spacious Katuaq Cultural Centre is by far Nuuk's finest piece of modern architecture, a sinuous wooden wave edged in glass. It houses the Greenland…
See
Institute of Natural Resources
At the north edge of town near the sweet little golf course is the Institute of Natural Resources, in a pair of glass-nosed wooden-slab buildings that…
See
Hans Egede House
The sturdy 1728 Hans Egede House is the oldest in Greenland and has a pretty vegetable garden. Originally home to Nuuk's missionary founder, it's now the…
See
City Hall
The City Hall is not architecturally distinguished, but it's worth looking inside to see the impressive 1998 tapestry of Inuit life. Curiously, it…
See
Self Rule Government
The Self Rule Government has an art-decked corridor. Free guided tours are available when the parliament is not in session, but tours in English require…
See
Teacher Training College
The fine 1907 Teacher Training College is backed by the horned silhouette of Sermitsiaq (1210m), a tent-shaped island peak.
Guidebooks
Learn more about Nuuk
Uncover the heart of travel and be inspired to see new sights with one of Lonely Planet’s in-depth, award-winning guidebooks.