Places BSteuer Wants to Go

A former smithy turned cultural hub with the capital's largest mural space.

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

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

Mounds, rune stones, and a 1,000-year-old church, left behind by Denmark's first two kings.

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

An enormous playhouse designed to look like 21 stacked Lego bricks, with another 25 million colorful Legos inside.

Museum on earth sciences featuring a recreation of a famous curiosity cabinet.

Old Danish castle immortalized in Shakespeare's Hamlet.

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

Six beautiful wooden giants are hidden around Copenhagen.

A wacky two-story folk-art assemblage of carved and found objects, with lights, motion, and sound now in need of financial support.

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.

These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.

This feline raises a friendly paw at drivers barreling toward the freeway.

A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

The famous abolitionist’s preserved estate is one of Washington's finest monuments to its great Black citizens.

The country's oldest continually-operated mini golf course lies hidden in plain sight, eclipsed by one of D.C.'s most popular tourist attractions.

People escaping slavery may have hidden inside a corpse vault.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.

A contemporary fresco movement illustrates the region's rich history.

A Roman spa buried deep beneath the City of London.

An small and easily overlooked archaeology museum chock full of Egyptian artifacts.