Odense, Denmark
Jomfruspringet (The Virgin Leap)
This aged paving stone, marked by a maiden's foot imprint and the tales of her plunge from the cathedral tower, serves as a memorial to a tragic local legend.
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Odense, Denmark
This aged paving stone, marked by a maiden's foot imprint and the tales of her plunge from the cathedral tower, serves as a memorial to a tragic local legend.
Odense, Denmark
This risqué sculpture, based on a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, caused outrage 35 years after it was erected.
Odense, Denmark
This museum is a portal to 20th-century Denmark.
Odense, Denmark
An exhibition of preserved locomotives housed in a 1950s depot shows the history of Denmark's railway.
Odense, Denmark
After funding was cut for a memorial to the Danish author, the sculptor had his statue ceremonially lowered into the city harbor.
Odense, Denmark
After attracting attention for nearly three decades while standing in front of a church, this phallic stone sculpture is now tucked away in a campus backyard.
Odense, Denmark
A model memorial to the original Odin Tower, the second highest tower in Europe before it was sabotaged by Danish Nazis.
Kværndrup, Denmark
Generations have refused to move this doll from its dusty resting place to preserve a castle from a watery fate.
Rømø, Denmark
Danish whalers once brought back whale bones to use as building materials in places where wood was scarce.
Vejle, Denmark
This unique architectural wonder is home to luxury apartments.
Jelling, Denmark
Mounds, rune stones, and a 1,000-year-old church, left behind by Denmark's first two kings.
Esbjerg, Denmark
Four alabaster giants contemplate the tides on the shore of Denmark.
Blåvand, Denmark
These old World War II fortifications have been transformed into an unusual equine attraction.
Billund, Denmark
An enormous playhouse designed to look like 21 stacked Lego bricks, with another 25 million colorful Legos inside.
Billund, Denmark
The original home of the Lego has a huge amusement park dedicated to the iconic plastic toy.
Aarhus, Denmark
A symbol for the opposition to nuclear power around the world.
Aarhus, Denmark
A public display of random paleontology.
Aarhus, Denmark
This colorful artistic feature atop a Danish art gallery allows visitors to stroll through a rainbow.
Aarhus, Denmark
The final home of the legendary Danish sailor said to have lived to be 146 years old.
Aarhus, Denmark
This inverted metropolis model is the artist's "revenge" for not being allowed to have a doll house as a kid.
Aarhus, Denmark
Denmark’s never-ending bridge.
Skørping, Denmark
Deep in the forest of northern Denmark, this secret underground bunker was built at the height of the Cold War.
Skørping, Denmark
This Danish park has celebrated the American independence day since 1912.
Skørping, Denmark
An old limestone mine transformed into a beautiful and unusual sculpture museum.