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

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

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

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

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

The unique traffic pattern named for an influential urban planner is also known as the Pedestrian Scramble.

The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.

Disks are rolled out onto the south lawn to absorb the impact of Marine One's wheels like giant coffee coasters.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.

A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

The United States Capitol's former columns still stand.

These recently uncovered walls are all that's left of Washington, D.C's first defense contractor.

The national park was once a plantation estate.

The design of this historic domed church was influenced by Thomas Jefferson and intended as a statement of religious freedom.

The site where Poe "in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance" likely died.

This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.

One critic described it as "middle Mussolini, early Ramses, and late Neiman-Marcus." Another called it an architectural "natural disaster."

A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.

One of the largest artillery pieces in the world sits in a Washington D.C. parking lot.

Outside the Department of Transportation, a collection of artifacts honors the history of how we get around.

The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.

The only National Monument ever to go missing for nearly 50 years then resurface in a dump.