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

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

This aged paving stone, marked by a maiden's foot imprint and the tales of her plunge from the cathedral tower, serves as a memorial to a tragic local legend.

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

This risqué sculpture, based on a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, caused outrage 35 years after it was erected.

This millstone commemorates a gruesome tale that may have been the source of the city's name.

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

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

A little-known cafe in an old copper bridge tower with 360-degree views of the harbor.

The shiny silver little brother to Copenhagen's Little Mermaid statue.

This sublime architectural marvel is a rare example of an expressionist church.

This contemplative sculpture made out of old machine parts is meant to be the first in a series of sculptures around the world.

The final resting place of the author who gave us the Little Mermaid, the Ugly Duckling, and many more beloved fairy tales.

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

The final resting place of one of the brightest physicists of the 20th century.

The world's first combination ski slope and power plant.

Beneath Denmark's Højbro bridge, a bronze merman and his seven sons forever mourn for the mother and wife who left them for land.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

Housing the famous Norwegian ice-defying 19th century polar exploration ship.

The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.

The art museum is decorated with creatively remodeled pre-Nazi swastikas.

Hans Christian Andersen for the postmodern world.