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The last Viking king of Denmark is buried inside the crypt of this cathedral.

After funding was cut for a memorial to the Danish author, the sculptor had his statue ceremonially lowered into the city harbor.

This pair of gilded girls atop an Art Deco building in Copenhagen were built to function as a weather indicator.

The final resting place of the author who gave us the Little Mermaid, the Ugly Duckling, and many more beloved fairy tales.

The only surviving piece of Copenhagen's 16th-century defensive wall.

This bridge's unique architecture honors nautical heritage and encourages self-awareness.

The original home of the Lego has a huge amusement park dedicated to the iconic plastic toy.

A perfectly circular stronghold constructed in the 10th century is now a nucleus of Viking culture housing a museum, village, and reenactment of an epic Viking battle.

The gilded, masterful astronomical clock will calculate time, dates, and planetary positions for thousands of years to come.

The old observatory in Copenhagen has a spiral corridor used as a racetrack.

Opulence and fantasy collide in this royal chair which is supposedly made with unicorn horns.

Climb to the top of its spiral spire for spectacular views of Copenhagen.

Six beautiful wooden giants are hidden around Copenhagen.

Hans Christian Andersen for the postmodern world.

Pre-Nazi swastikas adorn the sculpted pachyderms flanking this brewhouse portal.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

This sublime architectural marvel is a rare example of an expressionist church.

An ultra-modern diversity park in Denmark has turned an entire city block electric pink.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

The house where a Danish physicist discovered the connection between electricity and magnetism.

Positioned outside a church, this sinister folkloric figure incited protests in both 1902 and 2002.

This risqué sculpture, based on a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, caused outrage 35 years after it was erected.

The traveling wares of Denmark's most famous author.

A plaque bearing the names of those who dedicated themselves to protecting Budapest's Jewish population during World War II.