This risqué sculpture, based on a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, caused outrage 35 years after it was erected.

Traditional Danish spot where the schnapps are flowing and the smørrebrød is loaded.

A model memorial to the original Odin Tower, the second highest tower in Europe before it was sabotaged by Danish Nazis.

The last Viking king of Denmark is buried inside the crypt of this cathedral.

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

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

The shiny silver little brother to Copenhagen's Little Mermaid statue.

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

After funding was cut for a memorial to the Danish author, the sculptor had his statue ceremonially lowered into the city harbor.

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

The art museum is decorated with creatively remodeled pre-Nazi swastikas.

Old Danish castle immortalized in Shakespeare's Hamlet.

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

This colorful artistic feature atop a Danish art gallery allows visitors to stroll through a rainbow.

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

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

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

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

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.

Hans Christian Andersen for the postmodern world.

Six beautiful wooden giants are hidden around Copenhagen.

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

A 19th-century subterranean reservoir repurposed as a contemporary art cave.