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.

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

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.

This pair of unsuspecting buildings are in fact the very first modern skyscrapers in Europe.

The Swedish flag over this small naval fort signals that the nation is at peace.

Stockholm's narrowest alley is barely over two feet wide.

It is said that each of the white stones in the red facade of this medieval house represents the head of a murdered Swedish noble.

Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.

A favorite with sightseers, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.

These dramatic cola-colored falls have appeared in a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and a song by Sufjan Stevens.

Although outnumbered, the Tecumseh Confederacy defeated a large regiment of United States troops.

This public baseball field is a beloved remainder from of one of the most historic stadiums in the country.

Every winter, water dripping from a pole creates an ever-changing ice sculpture.

Glass and concrete building designed by Albert Kahn.

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.

The grandiose interior of this bar speaks to its past as home to famous jewelers and railway offices.

The world's oldest operating jazz club has been in operation since May 1934.

The world’s largest Masonic temple was saved by the White Stripes.

These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.