The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

This hobbit-y little hot spring may be the oldest spring used by humans in all of Iceland.

A formerly glacier-tipped volcano that inspired none other than Jules Verne.

At this museum in Iceland, visitors can sample fermented Greenland shark.

Once the site of a 12-century monastery, this tiny island is now home to only five permanent residents.

Puffin enthusiasts flock to Europe's largest seabird cliff, which over one million birds call home.

The oldest steel ship in Iceland has been beached for years and is now a rusting ruin.

The oldest bookstore in Iceland.

Discover the magic in the mundane in Iceland's Museum of Everyday Life.

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

A 150-year-old steam locomotive crosses the southern half of the island daily.

Shakespeare, David Bowie, Dr. Who, the Saxons, Druids and Romans are all claimed to have all made their mark on these massive man made tunnels.

Art Deco and “Wrenaissance” mash-up, this recently restored royal residence has been home to kings and comes with secret monkey passages included.

England's oldest surviving hedge maze has been confusing visitors for over 300 years.

The world's largest grapevine has produced a delicious harvest at Hampton Court Palace for almost 250 years.

This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.

A giant concrete orb in far north Iceland marks the ever-shifting boundary.

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

This oceanside Reykjavik spot is speckled with recycled sculptures and large stones.

Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.

These are probably the most beautifully crafted toilets you've ever seen.

Austria's very first and only nuclear power station was completed but never used.

This series of Baroque passageways in Vienna's cultural center mix old architecture with modern art.

The solemn exterior conceals an opulent interior of this 17th century church.