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Copenhagen, Denmark

Elephant Gate

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

Copenhagen, Denmark

The Little Mermaid

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

Added by Alexander

Copenhagen, Denmark

Grundtvig’s Church

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

Added by mongoosenamedt

Frederiksberg, Denmark

Cisternerne

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

Imeka

Copenhagen, Denmark

Superkilen

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

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Copenhagen, Denmark

Tivoli Gardens

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

Added by nitikp

Norwegian Museum of Magic

A small collection of magic tricks and memorabilia is now an apartment-sized museum.

Josh

'Fakkelmannen' ('The Torchbearer')

This mountainside mural of a person carrying a torch was created for the 1994 Winter Olympics.

Added by siljer

Jutulholet

Local legends say that a giant who tried to destroy a nearby church lived in this rock cave.

Added by barawe

Norheimsund, Norway

Hardanger Fartøyvernsenter (Hardanger Maritime Museum)

A living museum working to keep the traditions of building and repairing handmade wooden boats, ropemaking, and blacksmithing alive.

Added by riseling

Ørland, Norway

Austrått Pyramid

This strange pyramid is a unique feature of the Austrått Manor.

Volodymyr Riabchuk

Added by Volodymyr Riabchuk

Mount Halti Peak

Citizens of Norway want to gift the peak of Mount Halti to Finland for its 100th birthday.

hcw2rp

Added by hcw2rp

Edvard Grieg Museum Troldhaugen

The former home of Norway's greatest romantic composer.

Sunniva

Added by Sunniva

Bastøy Prison

Once the scene of a young boy's home in revolt, this Norwegian island is now home to the world's first "ecological" prison.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Hammerfest, Norway

Royal and Ancient Polar Bear Society

This one-room museum is dedicated to Norwegian history and jokes.

Added by mjdstephens

Storforshei, Norway

Arctic Circle Centre

This roadside attraction looks like a flying saucer parked atop the tundra.

Capemarsh

Added by Capemarsh

Trondheim, Norway

Trondheim CycloCable

The world's first and only escalator for lazy bicycles and their daunted riders.

Added by basaltena

Tromsø, Norway

Arctic Cathedral (Ishavskatedralen)

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

Added by kld123

Mølen

Mysterious man-made rock piles form an ancient cemetery on this rocky beach in Norway.

Øygarden kommune, Norway

Ocean Wave Power Plants

Ruins of two abandoned stations destroyed by the power they sought to harness.

Added by SaltSild

Steilneset Memorial

The people murdered during a 17th-century Norwegian witch hunt have been honored with a pair of stark, modern installations.

Minnehallen: The Hall of Remembrance

Norway's national monument to fallen seamen.

The Devil of Oslo

In downtown Oslo, a menacing and terrifying relief clings to a church wall.

Runar

The Rakke Compass

What might look like a cliffside sacrificial altar at first glance is actually a stone compass pointing to cities and lighthouses all around the world.

Added by marinasdokken