A Danish company creates the best playgrounds the world has ever seen

Sure, whizzing down a slide is a rush, but after a while a standard playground can feel a little, well unimaginative. A Danish company is fixing that with their amazing, jolly, playgrounds.

MONSTRUM was founded by Ole Barslund Nielsen and Christian Jensen, who met while working their previous jobs designing sets for Danish theater productions.

Since 2003 they've created elaborate, whimsical playgrounds that are usually designed around stories - a giant eel enveloping a lighthouse, a sinking ship, or wonky, wonderland houses.

Here are 16 of their incredible designs that even adults will want to play on.