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

A restaurant devoted to "trouser grip" wrestling, an ancient form of Viking wrestling that is Iceland's national sport.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

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.

The summer tourists on these cliffs are thousands of seabirds.

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

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

This boat represents the promise of undiscovered territory, a dream of hope, and progress and freedom for Iceland.

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

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

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

A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.

This striking sculpture of Icarus honors Greece's fallen flyers.

This small 16th-century church in Athens is almost entirely surrounded by a modern building.

Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.

Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.

This tree was grafted from the actual tree that led Isaac Newton to ponder the theory of gravity.

One of several Lilliputian portals that are ready to transport passengers to other dimensions, if they can find them.

A complicated contraption for telling time by the moon.

An unusual artwork dedicated to a unique man that entertained people visiting Cambridge while raising money for charity.

Local legend says Isaac Newton built this footbridge without any screws, bolts, or nails.