Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

This monument to one of the largest science fiction games of all time bears the names of hundreds of thousands of players.

This aromatherapy shop and mini-museum cofounded by the Sigur Rós frontman documents Icelandic history through scents.

This single-track road rewards brave drivers with stunning Scottish scenery.

A memorial to the acting bear whose escape caused a sensation on the Outer Hebrides.

Located more than 600 feet beneath sea level, this tunnel boasts the world's first undersea roundabout.

FIFA deemed this isolated field one of the most remarkable places to play the sport.

When a missile testing site was proposed near this site in the Outer Hebrides, this statue was commissioned in response.

The beloved war-time celebrity spent time in the area before retiring to the Edinburgh Zoo.

This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.

This Georgian architectural masterpiece is the only cloth hall left in Britain.

A stunning architectural yet functional feat, towering over Oslo.

The painter of "The Scream" is laid to rest under a stoic bust of himself in the humble corner of an Oslo cemetery.

In downtown Oslo, a menacing and terrifying relief clings to a church wall.

The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.

This floating sculpture of ice is a poignant reminder of nature's power.

Hamburg's first legal sex work is relegated to a gated street that still does not allow pedestrian women.

The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

This tribute to the 16th-century composer is now an unusual shrine to Michael Jackson.

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

Housed in an old church, this hunting museum holds a collection of mythical bird-rabbit creatures.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.