An Anatolian immigrant created his own little paradise in the shadow of the Berlin Wall, made possible by the tensions of the Cold War.

Check the time in 145 countries at once with this East German relic.

Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.

A narrow passage next to a cafe leads to a courtyard exploding with murals, tags, and paste-ups.

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

Hamburg's first legal sex work is relegated to a gated street that still does not allow pedestrian women.

Model Trains and Much More in Hamburg.

A wunderkammer of exoticism immortalized by Tom Waits.

This pair of gilded girls atop an Art Deco building in Copenhagen were built to function as a weather indicator.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

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

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

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

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

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

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

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

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

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

A museum dedicated to the German scientist who revealed the significance of the mysterious Peruvian Nazca Lines.

Built on the remains of one the Incas’ most important gathering spots, this square keeps the spirit of a fallen empire alive.

This metal tower in the desert provides views of a handful of Nazca geoglyphs.

Situated on a sacred Inca site, this 16th-century cathedral took nearly 100 years to build.