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.

Hans Christian Andersen for the postmodern world.

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

An ultra-modern diversity park in Denmark has turned an entire city block electric pink.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

This massive statue is the personification of Bavaria and the first colossal statue of the modern period composed of bronze.

A serious museum dedicated to two German comedians.

This tribute to the 16th-century composer is now an unusual shrine to Michael Jackson.

A giant snail sculpture looking longingly at the German traffic museum.

This magnificent museum claims to house the cranium of a disciple and the skull of a pope.

The scars of World War II are preserved on its walls.

An abandoned train station in Munich constructed for the 1972 Olympic games.

A small square plaque marks a failed assassination attempt that could have changed history.

A subterranean display of public art and architecture.

This century-old cinema house has a marquee that has been hand painted by a single man for over 25 years.

One of the most easily accessible examples of the rare 1960s UFO houses.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

These bronze pamphlets remember a remarkable group of Germans who fearlessly opposed the Nazis in the very center of their power.