This tumultuous Icelandic lava field looks so alien European researchers want to use it as a stand-in for Mars.

A stratovolcano located in the south of Iceland, with a long history of charted activity and a rich mythology attached.

This hobbit-y little hot spring may be the oldest spring used by humans in all of Iceland.

The Icelandic Sea Monster Museum explores the area's history of aquatic cryptid sightings.

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

This pair of unsuspecting buildings are in fact the very first modern skyscrapers in Europe.

A simple stone remembers one of the most menacing horses in the Swedish military.

The palace for King Gustav III was never completed, but the foundation remains tucked away in this city park.

On Nobel Street, a miniature statue of Alfred Nobel.

The Swedish flag over this small naval fort signals that the nation is at peace.

Small Easter eggs are hidden in the ventilation holes of the city's newest trains.

Outside a Viking museum sits a modern-day runestone made by a Swedish runemaster using traditional methods.

Featuring a meatless buffet fit for kings, this family-owned Zurich eatery is considered the oldest vegetarian restaurant in the West.

These mechanical goats first battled it out in the year 1551, all because of an overcooked deer.

An abandoned football stadium with a tragic past.

An impressive monument to Poland's independence.

Something's watching you.

The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.

This sculpture used famed boxer Joe Louis as the inspiration behind its body.

An abandoned pasta factory in the centre of Bucharest, once home to Bulgarian revolutionaries and a hub of crime.

This metro station doubles as an unintentional paleontology museum.

This museum offers a journey back to the Belle Epoque era of Romania.

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.