Copenhagen, Denmark
Agnete and the Merman
Beneath Denmark's Højbro bridge, a bronze merman and his seven sons forever mourn for the mother and wife who left them for land.
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Copenhagen, Denmark
Beneath Denmark's Højbro bridge, a bronze merman and his seven sons forever mourn for the mother and wife who left them for land.
Thisted, Denmark
A failed attempt to control drifting sands yielded a gnarled sylvan wonderland.
Dronninglund, Denmark
This Danish castle is supposedly haunted by a woman too independent to not be a witch.
Roskilde, Denmark
Nordic giants resurrected from the sea and restored to their former greatness.
Lejre, Denmark
This Denmark theme park is part family attraction, part experimental archaeology project.
Slagelse Municipality, Denmark
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.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Bored potato-guarding Nazis etched their thoughts onto a brick storage building in Copenhagen's Meatpacking District.
Samsø Municipality, Denmark
The world's largest maze is a nature park with nearly 200 decision points.
Silkeborg, Denmark
Iron Age "bog person" preserved for over 2,300 years.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Danish tourist destination well known for open stalls where vendors sell marijuana on the street.
Lo-Reninge, Belgium
The foundations of a forgotten fortress, wedged in between two streams.
Turnhout, Belgium
Relics from as far back as the 16th century are on display in a city known for its playing card industry.
Lo-Reninge, Belgium
A taxus-tree to which Julius Caesar reputedly tied his horse.
Bruges, Belgium
This gruesome biblical parade celebrates the one day a year that a bit of Jesus' blood turns to liquid.
Genk, Belgium
This collection of solar timekeepers includes the world's first digital sundial.
Brussels, Belgium
A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.
Brussels, Belgium
From Tintin to the Smurfs, Europe's greatest graphic icons are celebrated in a grand Art Noveau gallery.
Brooklyn, New York
First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.
Paris, France
The industrial architecture honors the laborers who brought the Exposition Universelle of 1900 to life.