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Kingly French toast comes soaked in milk or red wine, then drizzled in a citrus-perfumed syrup.

This whimsical fountain depicts a winged siren shooting water out of her nipples into the fires of Mount Vesuvius.

This 17th-century passageway is home to numerous bookshops, a witch legend, and the oldest pizzeria in the world.

An underground paleo-Christian burial site composed of the remains of several cemeteries and Basilicas.

A bold sculpture highlighting the stark inequality between Western affluence and developing world hardship.

This sculpture in Denmark presents Arnold Schwarzenegger embracing his own doppelgänger.

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

A giant pair of rose-tinted sunglasses offers an illuminated view of Aarhus Bay.

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

A quirky, larger than life sculpture on an old bunker pays tribute to an eccentric carnival entertainer.

An Elvis superfan built Denmark's own version of Graceland.

This legendary dive bar boasts a collection of over 1,300 clown figurines.

The shiny silver little brother to Copenhagen's Little Mermaid statue.

This antique farmhouse is one of Læsø's rare seaweed houses.

A Danish fisherman spent 25 years covering nearly every inch of his home with tens of thousands of shells as a gift to his wife.

An artist has turned what most people would consider a bathroom nightmare into a work of political art.

This inverted metropolis model is the artist's "revenge" for not being allowed to have a doll house as a kid.

After funding was cut for a memorial to the Danish author, the sculptor had his statue ceremonially lowered into the city harbor.

These old World War II fortifications have been transformed into an unusual equine attraction.

Remnants of the Nazis' occupation of Denmark linger along the sand.

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

This striking royal residence is the largest Renaissance-style castle in Scandinavia.

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

The final resting place of the author who gave us the Little Mermaid, the Ugly Duckling, and many more beloved fairy tales.