This enormous censer uses a pulley system installed over 400 years ago.

Giant granite sculptures representing family on the northern coast of Spain.

The oldest Roman lighthouse still in use.

This tranquil urban park has a violent history.

For more than half a millennia, this automaton has rung an hourly bell.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

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

A little-known, yet charming glacial lagoon.

Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.

A tiny village church in dramatic surroundings.

Iceland's largest geothermal mud pool is a little bit haunted and a little bit dangerous.

Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

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

This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.

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

This scenic Icelandic lava flow is named for a pair of Berserkers who were murdered, according to a famous Saga.

The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.

The gardens and chambers of this Moorish citadel conjure memories of the Alhambra.

This Moorish fortress has guarded Málaga from the slopes of Gibralfaro hill for nearly a thousand years.

This small island, a byproduct of 19th-century canal construction, is now home to a charming Japanese garden.

Massive puppet-automaton machines created by French artist collective Machines de l’Ile.

A massively oversized measuring tape sculpture sits inside a hidden yard.