Places LaMesaMatt Wants to Go

An exhibition of preserved locomotives housed in a 1950s depot shows the history of Denmark's railway.

When this Iron Age bog body was discovered in 1835, it was thought that she had died recently.

This unique architectural wonder is home to luxury apartments.

An enormous playhouse designed to look like 21 stacked Lego bricks, with another 25 million colorful Legos inside.

The original home of the Lego has a huge amusement park dedicated to the iconic plastic toy.

Preserved "bog person" that is over 2,000 years old.

Denmark’s never-ending bridge.

A massive bell inside a Danish library rings to announce the birth of a baby in the city.

At these downtown crossings, pedestrian lights show axe-wielding Vikings instead of the usual walking figures.

A walkable map of the world, made from soil and stone by one man.

An old limestone mine transformed into a beautiful and unusual sculpture museum.

This Danish park has celebrated the American independence day since 1912.

This modernist tower was saved by a fraternity with a 500-year-old penchant for shooting at wooden parrots.

Tiring of digging out the door to this church for every service, it was eventually abandoned to the sands.

A clock designed to run with perfect accuracy for 10,000 years.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

An American city stranded at the tip of a Canadian peninsula where strict adherence to the "49th parallel rule" became problematic.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

The longest burning light bulb in the world.

Inky sludge oozes to the surface of this beach thanks to a rare natural tar seep.

California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.