Just off the city’s central station hides a quaint lamp-lit alley into medieval Elsinore.

Prank chair from an 18th-century Danish royal court shows the eternal popularity of fart jokes.

A bit of the Berlin Wall was gifted to the Icelandic capital to commemorate the 25th anniversary of German reunification.

The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.

The first Icelander to hold the position of governor.

This monument to one of the largest science fiction games of all time bears the names of hundreds of thousands of players.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

A restaurant devoted to "trouser grip" wrestling, an ancient form of Viking wrestling that is Iceland's national sport.

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

A relatively obscure antihero from the Marvel Comics universe adorns a wall inside Iceland's main airport.

A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.

This museum explores how a 1973 volcanic eruption forever changed this small Icelandic island.

On an island south of Iceland, a large volcanic rock formation resembles an elephant.

Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.

An image of the legendary saint stands in the shadow of a cathedral she liberated.

Four whimsical figures make for an unexpected sight along an urban commuter route.

A long spiraling walkway winds through the woods, and around a copper beech tree at the center.

Hitler's bleak vision of relaxation still stands as a mostly abandoned 10,000-room resort complex.

Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.

This red light district plaza memorializes the Fab Four and their historic connection to the area.

Northern Europe’s largest castle ruins sit precariously on an island cliffside.

Hans Christian Andersen for the postmodern world.

This striking structure, with balconies jutting out like hedgehog spines, combine cutting-edge design with a playful approach to light and space.

Opened in 1787, this old-world treasure is said to be the oldest restaurant in Copenhagen.