In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

A whimsical bridge uses saxophones to pay tribute to two great men and the European Union.

Men in rubber-soled boots serve as your "brakes" on this toboggan ride Hemingway described as "exhilarating."

Portugal’s highest lighthouse has one of the most impressive focal planes in the world.

A shrine-like museum entirely dedicated to soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.

This strange sculpture is an enigmatic icon of this medieval German town.

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

Cairns built to bring travelers good luck stretch across the land like miniature stone mountains.

Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

A replica of the steam engine that hauled Queen Victoria's Royal Train is on display at Windsor.

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

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.

A tilted half-timbered house from 1672 is built into a salvaged segment of a medieval wall.

The stunning interior of this Gothic church is covered in ornate gold details.

This rusting remnant of the local herring industry is being given a second life.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

One of downtown Berlin's last reminders of its Communist past.

Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.

A massive mausoleum towers over the gravestones in a 19th-century Italian "model village."