Hans Christian Andersen for the postmodern world.

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

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

These enlarged egg sculptures represent the native birds of eastern Iceland.

Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.

Believed to be the birthplace of the United States Marine Corps.

Venture into the past with an unlisted exhibit hall featuring extinct birds.

A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.

Step into a pastel time capsule where candy is truly dandy.

This Philly cemetery is the eternal home of many famous area residents, including Rocky Balboa's wife.

The oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States.

An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

These light, hollow rolls have been linked to Acadia National Park since the 1890s.

The only remaining historic maritime signal station in the United States.

A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.

Small ship votives hang from the vaulted ceiling of this port-side church with a Latin inscription on the wall.

Montreal's giant farmer's market is a foodie's best friend, especially in the winter months.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.

A World War II gun battery sits at the easternmost point of North America.

Two thirds of this Montreal neon icon has survived to flash another day.

One of Canada's oldest museums, the beautiful Redpath has been serving up Natural History and Ethnography since 1882.

Immortalized in bronze, this frazzled student will be glued to his screen for centuries.

Terraced flowerbeds and rock sculptures in the midst of the Minnesota wilderness.