This bridge's unique architecture honors nautical heritage and encourages self-awareness.

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

These waste baskets play a few risque messages to discourage littering.

A living descendant of the famous tree that helped Isaac Newton develop the theory of gravity.

This antique clock once gave the most accurate time in the area.

This Swedish astronomical clock was in storage for almost a century before its glorious workings were put on display once more.

The northernmost point in Denmark is a turbulent sandbar created by two clashing seas.

Sweden's southernmost prehistoric rock art is hidden just outside Gothenburg.

Iron Age grave stones and Viking burials, a short drive from Gothenburg.

Walking through this narrow gorge will make you feel like you've fallen into a fairytale landscape.

Denmark’s never-ending bridge.

A public display of random paleontology.

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

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

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

Hans Christian Andersen for the postmodern world.

A 19th-century subterranean reservoir repurposed as a contemporary art cave.

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

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

This pair of gilded girls atop an Art Deco building in Copenhagen were built to function as a weather indicator.

An old Danish political institution where members of government can grab a drink off the record.

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

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

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