The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

Hans Christian Andersen for the postmodern world.

Danish tourist destination well known for open stalls where vendors sell marijuana on the street.

The old observatory in Copenhagen has a spiral corridor used as a racetrack.

Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.

Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

Not truly a ship nor a building, the Navy's first and last "landship" is now abandoned due to clerical issues.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

"Stairs of the Turks", a chalky white cliff eroded conveniently into stairs, allowing for easy pillaging.

142 ceramic steps become a mosaic once a year.

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

A mysterious ancient elephant said to possess magic powers is now the symbol of a Sicilian city.

Museum celebrating the ocean, with the largest wunderkammer dedicated to sea exploration.