A small statue commemorates a centuries-old event that still hangs over the people of Leuven.

An extraordinary library and archive dedicated to the history of the Arctic and Antarctic poles.

Local legend says Isaac Newton built this footbridge without any screws, bolts, or nails.

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

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

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

A relatively obscure antihero from the Marvel Comics universe adorns a wall inside Iceland's main airport.

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

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.

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

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

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

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

Surrounded by ash fields in Iceland, an impossibly verdant valley looks like something out of a fairytale.

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

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.