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

Pre-Nazi swastikas adorn the sculpted pachyderms flanking this brewhouse portal.

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

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

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

The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.

This former Imperial summer home was the venue for a royal slap that once echoed 'round the world.

A Lycian city of the dead carved into the hillside of Southern Turkey, complete with startlingly human touches.

While not Turkey's deepest underground city, this subterranean redoubt is the largest.

The largest Neolithic ruins in the world hide a notably clean prehistoric metropolis.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

This famous city eluded concrete detection until the early 2000's.

Over the centuries, this island paradise has done it all, from providing monks with ecclesiastical respite to sheltering an exiled Leon Trotsky.

Large miniature theme park with 100-plus models.

Step back in time and witness the fall of Constantinople.

The home-turned-museum of Barış Manço, the mustachioed Turkish Elvis for children.

The most metal church of all time was built in record time because of an international, pious pissing contest.

No one is sure if the world's fourth-largest diamond had been found in a rubbish heap or was pawned by Napoleon's mom.

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.