The great polar explorer is remembered in this far northern town, where he embarked on his final expedition.

The original home of the Lego has a huge amusement park dedicated to the iconic plastic toy.

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.

This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

The most magnificent bottle house in a town strangely full of them.

Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.

A grave marker depicting a body snatching tableau on a 19th-century tombstone.

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

The 20th-century chapel’s intricate woodwork includes amazing details, most notably angels playing bagpipes.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

This functioning parish church is also the site of many concert performances due to its wonderful acoustics.

The world's northernmost aquarium looks like it has fallen over.

Monuments don't get much more metal than these three giant viking swords planted in a Nordic hill.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

The bullet-riddled wall from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, bloodstains enhanced for your viewing pleasure.

A deadly ancient portal to the underworld.

Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.