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125 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Denmark

Updated September 20, 2023

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Puzzle Monday: The Mystery of the Missing Runes

by Alex Bellos
An Indigenous Mexican healer, known as a curandera, performs a ritual at El Rancho de Las Golondrinas, a living history museum in New Mexico.

Podcast: Witches and Ritual Around the Globe

Explore the mysteries of Mexico's Indigenous healers and Denmark's gruesome witch burnings with Condé Nast Traveler's Women Who Travel Podcast.
by The Podcast Team
A display case at Denmark's Nationalmuseet shows the detritus and historical artifacts a metal detectorist might uncover. Every year, thousands of valuable items are discovered.

How Denmark Became a Nation of Metal Detectorists

The valuable ancient artifacts unearthed by these amateur archeologists are now on display at the national museum.
by Amy Crawford
The trove of spices was found in the stern of the ship by Brendan Foley and a team of archaeologists.

How Did a Medieval Spice Cabinet Survive 500 Years Underwater?

Exotic saffron, black pepper, ginger, cloves, and more offer a look into how Scandinavian royalty lived.
by Line Sidonie Talla Mafotsing

Podcast: Moving Monuments With the Places Team

Sometimes, to stand the test of time, buildings can't stay where they are.
by The Podcast Team
From the cavity of this florid horn emerges dozens of petit fours and chocolates in a bountiful display of plenty.

Behold Denmark's Gravity-Defying Marzipan Cake

Creating one of these cornucopias is expensive and time-consuming.
by Priya Mani
(Detail) This 1882 engraving of Ragnarok shows Odin mounted on a horse fighting the wolf Fenrir.

The Long, Hidden History of the Viking Obsession With Werewolves

A symbol both of chaos and order, the wolf came to represent many things for the Vikings.
by Sarah Durn
Leaving a bowl of risengrød out for the nisse is akin to leaving cookies and milk out for Santa.

The Danish Christmas Porridge That Appeased a Vengeful 'House Elf'

Once a magical, murderous farmhand, the nisse has transformed into a beloved holiday figure.
by Sam O'Brien

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Cushing Brain Collection
Brain of Helen Hamilton Gardener

The World's Most Fascinating Displays of Preserved Brains

The mind is a terrible thing to waste.

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Including Cushing Brain Collection, Mammalian Brain Collection, and Brain Museum

Madaba Mosaic Map
The gallery of maps, showing the ceiling
Great Polish Map of Scotland

13 Marvelous Maps That Go Way Beyond Paper

Charting the world's most intriguing out-of-the-box cartography.

13

Including Madaba Mosaic Map, Gallery of Maps - Galleria delle Carte Geografiche, and Mapparium Globe

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