Copenhagen, Denmark
Elephant Gate
Pre-Nazi swastikas adorn the sculpted pachyderms flanking this brewhouse portal.
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Copenhagen, Denmark
Pre-Nazi swastikas adorn the sculpted pachyderms flanking this brewhouse portal.
Copenhagen, Denmark
This sublime architectural marvel is a rare example of an expressionist church.
Copenhagen, Denmark
An "evil painter" included pointed symbols in this artwork to poke fun at members of the Danish Parliament.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The gilded, masterful astronomical clock will calculate time, dates, and planetary positions for thousands of years to come.
Aarhus, Denmark
Denmark’s never-ending bridge.
Aarhus, Denmark
A public display of random paleontology.
Aarhus, Denmark
A symbol for the opposition to nuclear power around the world.
Aarhus, Denmark
The final home of the legendary Danish sailor said to have lived to be 146 years old.
Skagen, Denmark
The northernmost point in Denmark is a turbulent sandbar created by two clashing seas.
Aalborg, Denmark
Dozens of musicians have planted trees in this Danish park, and donated songs to go with them.
Aalborg, Denmark
This modernist tower was saved by a fraternity with a 500-year-old penchant for shooting at wooden parrots.
Oslo, Norway
A stunning architectural yet functional feat, towering over Oslo.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Visitors are treated to a stained glass kaleidoscope interior inside this work of art.
Copenhagen, Denmark
An old Danish political institution where members of government can grab a drink off the record.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Bored potato-guarding Nazis etched their thoughts onto a brick storage building in Copenhagen's Meatpacking District.
Copenhagen, Denmark
A little-known cafe in an old copper bridge tower with 360-degree views of the harbor.
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.
Kastrup, Denmark
This ultra-modern wooden boardwalk turns the ocean into a swimming pool.
Lund, Sweden
The indecision over what to place in this square was immortalized with a plaque.
Kyiv, Ukraine
This 1000 year old relic-filled cave monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site also hosts an amazing micro-miniature museum.
Höganäs, Sweden
Micro-nation based around a nine-story high illegally built tower.
Simrishamn V, Sweden
These two springs are tied to several legends, one of which involves the travels of Saint Olof.
Landskrona, Sweden
This Scandinavian island is the site of the first modern observatory.
Croatia
This narrow fjord-like bay is the largest ria in the Mediterranean Sea.