Dozens of large, brightly-colored paintings adorn the walls of the "street art capital of Iceland."

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

A Wes Anderson-esque lighthouse that boasts magnificent coastal views.

Akureyri is home to an oversized can of one of Iceland's favourite beers.

Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.

Europe’s most powerful hot spring supplies the surrounding region with hot water.

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

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

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

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

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

Iceland's first pagan temple in 1,000 years is underway in Reykjavík.

This striking structure is the Socialist-modernist centerpiece of a former Soviet spa resort.

The pyramid and dome deep inside the Dzūkija forest are believed to channel divine energy.

Over time, this castle grew to encompass the entire island.

A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.

A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.

The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".

The bunker where Hitler took his own life is hidden under this deliberately ordinary parking lot.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

The world's first motorway was used as a racetrack until the late 1990s.

A restaurant and observation deck built in a unique broadcasting antenna.

An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.

Countless stories attempt to explain Poland's mysterious J-shaped trees.