A favorite with sightseers and locals alike, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

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.

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.

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

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

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

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

Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

One of the few standing Roman lighthouses and a labyrinth of tunnels are a couple of the secrets at this historic castle.

One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.

A house of bones — but nobody is quite sure to whom they belong.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

This South London cemetery holds the remains of more than 15,000 people.

Shakespeare, David Bowie, Dr. Who, the Saxons, Druids and Romans are all claimed to have all made their mark on these massive man made tunnels.

A Neolithic burial site built 1,000 years before Stonehenge.

A showcase of canine neckwear spanning five centuries of doggie fashion and function.