Remnants of an exploded schooner and wrecked submarines form a breakwater.

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

Amidst medieval and baroque buildings, five human-sized gherkins stand tall.

This walkway is so narrow it needs its own light to stop pedestrian traffic jams.

Street artists transformed an abandoned air vent into the beloved Star Wars robot.

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

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

Long before ultrasounds and modern testing, medical specimens like these conjoined twins helped physicians learn about congenital anomalies.

Once a meeting point for great thinkers, and the midpoint of the country.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

One of the world's few mounted blue whales, its jaws are hinged open allowing visitors to descend into a lounge.

Take a leisurely walk through the park to find the seven giant troll sculptures hidden throughout the park.

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.