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.

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

The final resting place of a young stagecoach robber who refused mercy.

The house where a Danish physicist discovered the connection between electricity and magnetism.

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

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

The greatest amusement park in the world is wall-to-wall farting dogs, puking rats, and cows with exposed breasts for the whole family.

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

For decades, these ships have been lying in rust awaiting a final decision on their fate.

A geological wonder that helped fuel myths of trolls and giants.

A peat bog in southern Sweden provides a cozy and photogenic home for junked Volvos, Saabs, and the occasional American muscle car.

This pyramid in southern Sweden houses the remains of an eccentric nobleman, who spent his life doing whatever he felt like doing.

The trailblazing Swedish businesswoman created a beloved minty candy called polkagris.

Enigmatic bug-like sculptures mystify drivers along a Swedish highway.

This former peat factory was transformed into an observatory before being abandoned once again.

This makeshift concrete bunker is an unusual reminder of the Cold War.

The traveling wares of Denmark's most famous author.

Crafted from ocean litter, this sculpture highlights the ills of overconsumption.

These small, triangular, colorful houses are a staple of Madeira Island.

This glass skywalk offers vertiginous views down the volcanic cliffs to the beach below.

Men in rubber-soled boots serve as your "brakes" on this toboggan ride Hemingway described as "exhilarating."

A lush oasis full of vibrant plants and striking geometric displays.

A micronation on an islet along the coast of a Portuguese island.