The compass on its front was a handy tool for 17th-century merchants who needed to know the direction of the wind.

Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.

The bronzed skull of a beheaded traitor was affixed to the city gate in the 17th century.

Luxembourg's most popular statue since 1923 has been missing for... 26 years!

The official motto of Luxembourg reminds passersby of the Luxembourgish commitment to their national identity and sovereignty.

Some believe that the artist behind this whimsical statue inserted his own likeness as a way to discreetly flip the bird.

This magenta statue commemorates the legendary marriage between a mermaid and the city's founder.

Statues of a fire-breather, a clown, and a whole performing troupe celebrate Luxembourg's creative side.

Once the local rulers had gone these enchanting ruins housed common folk in an almost real life fairy tale.

You feel like you're in a forest, but you're actually walking amidst the branches and trunks of a single giant tree.

These concrete domes were installed on an Icelandic bluff to honor a very specific musical tradion.

A giant concrete orb in far north Iceland marks the ever-shifting boundary.

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

One of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters is still used today, but for less brutal events.

The only structure in a remote mountain pass, these colorful cubes are visible from miles away.

A real-life homage to the Rachel McAdams and Will Ferrell's fictional Eurovision musical duo.

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

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

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.

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

In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.