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Green lights at Mäster Samuelsgatan and Drottninggatan

Stockholm, Sweden

Samkönade Trafikljusen

A temporary art piece to celebrate LGBTQ Pride is now a permanent part of Stockholm's traffic landscape.

The Katarinahissen.

Stockholm, Sweden

Katarina Elevator

This gem from the industrial age helps visitors and residents alike traverse hilly Stockholm.

Wooden Horse Museum

Stockholm, Sweden

Wooden Horse Museum

This small museum nestled inside a souvenir shop is dedicated to Sweden's most well-known toy.

Stortorget Cannonball

Stockholm, Sweden

Stortorget Cannonball

Several cannonballs of mysterious origins decorate two buildings in Stortoget's main square.

Gamla Riksbanken (The Old National Bank)

Stockholm, Sweden

Gamla Riksbanken (The Old National Bank)

One of the world's first dedicated bank buildings in the world is now the oldest one.

Defiled Baptismal Font

Køge, Denmark

Defiled Baptismal Font

This historical font became infamous after a maid was allegedly tricked into urinating in it, leading to her tragic death sentence.

The Wetting Trap Chair of Rosenborg Castle

Copenhagen, Denmark

Wetting Trap Chair

Prank chair from an 18th-century Danish royal court shows the eternal popularity of fart jokes.

The grave of the Hel-horse.

Roskilde, Denmark

Grave of the Hel-Horse

According to legend, this is the burial place of a mythical three-legged death omen horse.

The Aalborg Tower

Aalborg, Denmark

Aalborg Tower

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

The Troll Church

Nibe, Denmark

The Troll Church

In legend, this ancient dolmen was said to have been created when a troll tried to destroy a church.

The Jelling stones, encased behind glass.

Jelling, Denmark

Jelling Viking Monuments

Mounds, rune stones, and a 1,000-year-old church, left behind by Denmark's first two kings.

The Throne of Denmark

Copenhagen, Denmark

Throne of Denmark

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

Bull sculpture by Anders Bundgaard at Thingbæk.

Skørping, Denmark

Thingbæk Kalkminer

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

Your Rainbow Panorama

Aarhus, Denmark

Your Rainbow Panorama

This colorful artistic feature atop a Danish art gallery allows visitors to stroll through a rainbow.

Urban Nation

Berlin, Germany

Urban Nation

Ever-changing museum dedicated to graffiti and contemporary street art.

Grauballe Man.

Højbjerg, Denmark

Grauballe Man

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

One of the relics, restored to her former glory. (sort of)

Roskilde, Denmark

Roskilde Viking Ship Museum

Nordic giants resurrected from the sea and restored to their former greatness.

Tollund Man

Silkeborg, Denmark

Tollund Man

Iron Age "bog person" preserved for over 2,300 years.

Den Uendelige Bro (The Infinite Bridge)

Aarhus, Denmark

Den Uendelige Bro (The Infinite Bridge)

Denmark’s never-ending bridge.

Viking Traffic Lights

Aarhus, Denmark

Viking Traffic Lights

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

Møllestien

Aarhus, Denmark

Møllestien

Long before the hollyhocks and colorful facades, this lane was notorious for witch trials, infanticide, and prostitution.

Clock Tower of Budolfi Church.

Aalborg, Denmark

Bell Chamber of Budolfi Church

This bellfry was once said to be the Devil’s lair—or perhaps the home of a mischievous gnome?

St. Canute's Cathedral

Odense, Denmark

St. Canute's Cathedral

The last Viking king of Denmark is buried inside the crypt of this cathedral.

Man Meets the Sea

Esbjerg, Denmark

Man Meets The Sea

Four alabaster giants contemplate the tides on the shore of Denmark.

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