More than 140 granite sculptures decorate the lawn of this French sculptor.

This anatomical sculpture raises awareness about violence against women and promotes gender equality.

An abandoned beach resort in Normandy reclaimed by artists.

A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.

The smallest port in France is named after the pirate who created it.

This 14th century wine cellar is home to the oldest barrel-stored wine in the world.

A horse statue that receives constant makeovers from graffiti artists and locals.

This medieval cathedral houses stained-glass windows featuring saints and pretzels.

Built to test magnetically levitated elevators, the tower also boasts Germany's highest visitor platform.

A Gothic-inspired fish market is Gothenburg's best place to find loaves and fishes.

The scars of a remarkably organized public protest to save 13 elm trees are still visible in this Stockholm park.

This Swedish automobile graveyard is a beautiful gallery of decay, but woe be to any who would steal a souvenir.

Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

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.

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

A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.

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

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 natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.

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

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

Climb right into the heart of this colorful Iceland volcano.