This iconic sluice gate is a favorite haunt for joggers, fishing enthusiasts, and even ghost hunters.

Pigduck of Turku.

The northernmost point in Denmark is a turbulent sandbar created by two clashing seas.

This Denmark theme park is part family attraction, part experimental archaeology project.

An air of mystery pervades this modern-day singing Stonehenge.

A natural wonder in south Denmark.

Built after WWII, the observatory site for the University of Copenhagen exhibits once world-class instruments.

Nordic giants resurrected from the sea and restored to their former greatness.

Six beautiful wooden giants are hidden around Copenhagen.

This striking royal residence is the largest Renaissance-style castle in Scandinavia.

This World War II airfield enjoys a second life as a public park.

Vortex-shaped aquarium hosts Europe's largest school of piranhas and other ocean creatures.

This ultra-modern wooden boardwalk turns the ocean into a swimming pool.

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

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

Site of the first radio and telephone broadcasting companies in Copenhagen.

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

Though not uncommon in western Japan, this Buddha cut out of an ancient sarcophagus is the only example in central Tokyo.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

This elegant neoclassical garden is a peaceful oasis in the middle of the Nepalese capital.

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.

This historic square in Nepal is home to temples dating back to the third century.

The oldest Hindu temple complex in Nepal serves as the seat of Nepal’s national deity, Lord Pashupatinath.