An abandoned mountain village in Habib surrounded by walnut, apricot, and pomegranate trees.

A sinkhole and now a swimming hole, too, full of dazzling turquoise water.

This beautifully restored fortification kept the city safe for centuries.

This bazaar is one of the oldest in the Arabian world.

This spectacular mosque houses the second-largest chandelier in the world.

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

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

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

The summer tourists on these cliffs are thousands of seabirds.

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

The first woman to become a member of the parliament of Iceland.

A monument dedicated to the civil uprisings that took place during the Pots and Pans Revolution.

A seemingly out-of-place temple built on the spot where a mystic had a profound spiritual experience.

In the Netherlands, one of the world's largest private car collections can be found.

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

One of the oldest family businesses in Reykjavík serves lamb-based hot dogs.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

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

This five-foot-tall bronze bird is a memorial to a species that was hunted out of existence.

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.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.