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Copenhagen's "other" little mermaid marks the historic location of past sea maid sightings.

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

Beneath Denmark's Højbro bridge, a bronze merman and his seven sons forever mourn for the mother and wife who left them for land.

This ordinary street was made infamous by a legendary visit from the devil.

Hans Christian Andersen for the postmodern world.

This contemplative sculpture made out of old machine parts is meant to be the first in a series of sculptures around the world.

Opened in 1787, this old-world treasure is said to be the oldest restaurant in Copenhagen.

One of Scandinavia's largest mosaics pays tribute to Danish art and science luminaries.

The art museum is decorated with creatively remodeled pre-Nazi swastikas.

The gilded, masterful astronomical clock will calculate time, dates, and planetary positions for thousands of years to come.

This pair of gilded girls atop an Art Deco building in Copenhagen were built to function as a weather indicator.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

Bored potato-guarding Nazis etched their thoughts onto a brick storage building in Copenhagen's Meatpacking District.

The Rozenberg wind wall in South Holland makes for smooth sailing through the Calandbrug canal.

This enormous storm barrier is one of the largest moving structures on Earth, with each arm taller than the Washington Monument.

Peek through a transparent pyramid and drink in the mountain made of books.

A statue of Schiedam's beloved gin mascot.

A 20th-century naval quarantine center is now a local park.

This museum features over 100 playable pinball machines, some dating back to the 1850s.

An unexpected public exhibit showcases the diversity of Dutch street posts.

A huge teapot illuminates a home for the elderly.

A statue of the second-tallest Dutchman in history.

Four giant movable street lights decorate this modern Rotterdam square.

A strangely curved lamppost stands tall over this avenue in Rotterdam.