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

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

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

Danish tourist destination well known for open stalls where vendors sell marijuana on the street.

Hans Christian Andersen for the postmodern world.

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

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

20-foot tall lamp mumbles Swedish to celebrate the holidays.

This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.

This poignant sculpture of a gnarled weapon is a symbol of non-violence.

Swedish skyscraper with a 90° twist.

The 19th-century home of Count and Countess von Hallwyl is now a museum.

A 130-year-old urinal is the oldest of Stockholm and perhaps all of Sweden.

This unique sculpture is often overlooked by pedestrians.

Finally reunited, the three effigies now stand in a museum courtyard.

Sweden's oldest animated sign is still lighting up the skyline today.

Stockholm's tiniest statue is of a small boy looking at the Moon.

Stockholm's narrowest alley is barely over two feet wide.

It is said that each of the white stones in the red facade of this medieval house represents the head of a murdered Swedish noble.

An ancient Viking runestone hidden in plain view in Stockholm's old town.

Now a hotel, this former bank was the site of a robbery that spawned a psychological phenomenon.

The library's graceful rotunda is like a bibliophile's temple.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

An ancient underground cultic temple where sunlight penetrates on the summer solstice.