Named after and designed by women, this unique cultural center is an early 20th-century mansion covered in a modern shell.

Twisted girders are all that remain of an Icelandic bridge that was wiped out by a combination of volcanic heat and glacial floods.

A black sand beach where glacial fragments wash ashore and look like sparkling diamonds.

Along this wire fence, travelers have been leaving a particular memento since 2012.

A Wes Anderson-esque lighthouse that boasts magnificent coastal views.

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

These enlarged egg sculptures represent the native birds of eastern Iceland.

This canyon is comprised of gorgeous waters and magnificent basalt columns.

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

This boat represents the promise of undiscovered territory, a dream of hope, and progress and freedom for Iceland.

A restaurant devoted to "trouser grip" wrestling, an ancient form of Viking wrestling that is Iceland's national sport.

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

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

Inside this Icelandic greenhouse, geothermal energy keeps tomatoes warm and growing.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

This izakaya restaurant was designed to look like the Biblical vessel.

A statue of a Scottish cultural icon in central Sydney.

This rare effigy of the author spent years lost in storage.

The statue honors an adventurous seafaring cat.

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

A Greek-inspired memorial garden to commemorate a former university president and a liberal influential intellectual