This replica Viking village was created for a film that was never shot and is now open to visitors.

These ominous lava formations were said to be an entrance to the netherworld so of course they inspired a famous metal band.

This wrecked airplane has been sitting on a black sand beach since the 1970s.

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

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

Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.

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

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

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

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.

An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.

This post-Ottoman era church in Athens was built by locals to serve the residents of Anafiotica

A closer look at this somewhat faded hotel by the Corinth Canal reveals the architectural undertones of a genius.

A mammoth WWII anti-air defense tower has been repurposed as a hotel with a rooftop garden.

This giant, 83-year-old ship elevator is an engineering feat to behold.

The highest cold-water geyser in the world.

This peculiar museum offers hands-on interaction with seemingly intangible principles of mathematics.

Tiny castle in the middle of the Rhine made you pay to pass.

One of the most iconic neon ads of former East Germany.

Take a walk in a recreation of ancient Rome.

A memorial for a young woman and her ghost, which are claimed to have caused countless deathly shipwrecks.