At this museum in Iceland, visitors can sample fermented Greenland shark.

This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.

A formerly glacier-tipped volcano that inspired none other than Jules Verne.

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

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

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

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

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

Iceland's largest geothermal mud pool is a little bit haunted and a little bit dangerous.

This five-foot-tall bronze bird is a memorial to a species that was hunted out of existence.

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

The narrow passages will challenge even the bravest driver.

This remote island village was in danger of depopulating completely until a tunnel was built to connect it to the rest of the world .

The largest lake in the Faroe Islands seems to be held hundreds of feet above sea level thanks to an optical illusion.

In Faroese legend, this sinister horse-shaped beast lures unsuspecting passersby only to drown them in the lake.

Located more than 600 feet beneath sea level, this tunnel boasts the world's first undersea roundabout.

Rich with fauna and flora, nature-lovers can walk across the sea at this UNESCO World Heritage spot.

The 20-mile causeway that separates the Netherlands from the sea.

Singapore's landscaping project is home to 18 incredible Supertrees.

Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.

A gift from the Soviet Union in the 1980s, this is the only statue of the Soviet dictator in Southeast Asia.