This earthwork installation sits on a grassy hill, celebrating Iceland's past and present.

The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.

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

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

A giant red chair bolted to a rock on a remote mossy hillside in Iceland.

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

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

The oldest hall in Iceland was written of in the Sagas and features a centuries-old escape tunnel.

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

What was once believed to be a church floor turned out to be the artwork of geology.

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

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

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

A black sand beach where glacial fragments wash ashore and look like sparkling diamonds.

A beautiful modern church dedicated to the teleporting patron saint of Andorra.

You can still walk across this beautiful medieval bridge in Andorra.

In one of the smallest countries in the world stands an original Salvador Dalí sculpture.

A unique bridge with an equally unique view.

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

The “world’s smallest cathedral” is a remnant of one of Croatia’s medieval royal towns.

This striking, historic hotel has major Wes Anderson movie energy.

Since 1999, this bakery has been turning out the dreamiest tortes in the Slovenian capital.

Even in semi-retirement, the ‘godfather of modern Slovenian cuisine’ still presides over this institution.