More sculpture than building, this architecturally significant temple was built on the spot of Saint Peter's crucifixion.

Brass cobblestones mark the places where individual Holocaust victims were taken from their homes.

The mystic whose incorrupt corpse still attracts the faithful.

This verdant, tree-lined Reykjavik graveyard is both enchanting and eerie.

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

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

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

This monument to one of the largest science fiction games of all time bears the names of hundreds of thousands of players.

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

A restaurant devoted to "trouser grip" wrestling, an ancient form of Viking wrestling that is Iceland's national sport.

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

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

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.

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

This oceanside Reykjavik spot is speckled with recycled sculptures and large stones.

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

See some of the world's greatest racing horses at this idyllic thoroughbred breeding facility and garden complex.

An ancient neolithic tomb that only sees the sun twice a year.

Wallabies live naturally on this Irish island.

This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.

Ireland's only German military cemetery holds the remains of a spy who was moved there under the cover of darkness.

There might not be much left of these Irish ruins, but their linguistic legacy is still going strong.

The somber sculptures commemorating Irish Famine on the river Liffey in Dublin.