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

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

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

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

Climb to the top of its spiral spire for spectacular views of Copenhagen.

Opulence and fantasy collide in this royal chair which is supposedly made with unicorn horns.

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

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

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

This Scottish graveyard is the final resting place of the man who inspired the character Ebenezer Scrooge.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

The 20th-century chapel’s intricate woodwork includes amazing details, most notably angels playing bagpipes.

A never-finished memorial to the heroes of the Napoleonic War has become "Scotland's Folly."

A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.

This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.

Poetic, metallic giraffes adorn a square off an Edinburgh thoroughfare.

The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.

The colorful stairs are made with marble from the world's major quarries.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

This mundane post marks the old location of the city's main postal hub.

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

A rare example of a Lowland broch.