Places Jo Lynn Wants to Go

A 19th-century subterranean reservoir repurposed as a contemporary art cave.

Pre-Nazi swastikas adorn the sculpted pachyderms flanking this brewhouse portal.

A somber statue commemorating a Danish merfolk-tale.

Traditional Danish spot where the schnapps are flowing and the smørrebrød is loaded.

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

An old Danish political institution where members of government can grab a drink off the record.

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

Denmark’s ultra-modern library hides a treasury of rare, unique books.

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

Visitors are treated to a stained glass kaleidoscope interior inside this work of art.

This sublime architectural marvel is a rare example of an expressionist church.

An ultra-modern diversity park in Denmark has turned an entire city block electric pink.

The only surviving piece of Copenhagen's 16th-century defensive wall.

This sculptural representation of an Andersen fairy tale had to be pushed away for being too grim.

Denmark’s oldest bakery is home to the 'Wednesday Snail,' one of the best cinnamon rolls on the planet.

Discovered in a peat bog, these horned helms come from a thousand years before the Viking Age.

A collection of noses tucked inside an art museum reveals how times have changed.

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

A rare chance to ride one of the few continuous elevators still in operation.

The graveyard with the highest IQ in Britain.

This tree was grafted from the actual tree that led Isaac Newton to ponder the theory of gravity.

One of several Lilliputian portals that are ready to transport passengers to other dimensions, if they can find them.

An unusual artwork dedicated to a unique man that entertained people visiting Cambridge while raising money for charity.

Because sometimes you need to make a batch of frites even when the stores are all closed.