A natural wonder in south Denmark.

Considered one of the most haunted places in Europe, this 800-year-old castle was home to noble prisoners.

Built after WWII, the observatory site for the University of Copenhagen exhibits once world-class instruments.

This Denmark theme park is part family attraction, part experimental archaeology project.

A modern, secular take on a traditional Virgin Mary motif.

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

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

This poignant sculpture of a gnarled weapon is a symbol of non-violence.

This Scandinavian island is the site of the first modern observatory.

The oldest amusement park in the world has been providing a nice spot to have some fun since the 1500s.

Vortex-shaped aquarium hosts Europe's largest school of piranhas and other ocean creatures.

An ultra-modern diversity park in Denmark has turned an entire city block electric pink.

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.

Bored potato-guarding Nazis etched their thoughts onto a brick storage building in Copenhagen's Meatpacking District.

An "evil painter" included pointed symbols in this artwork to poke fun at members of the Danish Parliament.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

The gilded, masterful astronomical clock will calculate time, dates, and planetary positions for thousands of years to come.

Site of the first radio and telephone broadcasting companies in Copenhagen.

Hotel designed by indie graphics artists.

The only surviving piece of Copenhagen's 16th-century defensive wall.

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

This exceptionally well-preserved ancient marvel also houses a small museum dedicated to Jordanian folk tradition.

The Cycladic architecture makes this Athens neighborhood feel like an island paradise hidden in the shadow of the Acropolis.