This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

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

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

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

At low tide, you can see the remains of a 17th-century ship just off a Stockholm island.

There's something in the air as history repeats itself at this museum dedicated to the Swedish pop band.

A golden plaque marks the site of the mysterious unsolved assassination of the former Swedish prime minister.

This gem from the industrial age helps visitors and residents alike traverse hilly Stockholm.

A Stockholm metro station is home to an escalator that is not only the longest in Sweden, but among the longest in the world.

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

The world's largest model of our planetary system.

Now a hotel, this former bank was the site of a robbery that spawned a psychological phenomenon.

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

Once frequented by heavyweights of the Russian arts scene, this café is stuck in the 1800s.

The oldest museum in Russia is home to a fascinating collection of nearly two million anthropological artifacts and anatomical curiosities.

This island only appears in winter once the surrounding waters have frozen over.

Descend 100 meters underground to explore Finland’s mining history.

Home to the finest collection of peasant boats in Finland.

This island castle now hosts a world-famous opera festival.