Eskifjörður, Iceland
Sören and Sigurborgar's Rare Stone Collection
This elderly couple's hand-picked collection of rare gems is one of the finest in all of Iceland.
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Eskifjörður, Iceland
This elderly couple's hand-picked collection of rare gems is one of the finest in all of Iceland.
Djúpivogur, Iceland
This natural rock formation features seemingly unnatural vertical ridges that have been blamed on elves.
Iceland
This secluded Iceland farm holds the collected works of one rural sculptor's creations.
Raufarhöfn, Iceland
This modern monument to pagan belief looks like it was transported straight from ancient times.
Iceland
The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.
Stykkishólmur, Iceland
This collection of unique liquids allows visitors to wander the waters of Iceland's glaciers.
Reykjavik, Iceland
The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.
Hólmavík, Iceland
Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.
Iceland
The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.
Iceland
This tumultuous Icelandic lava field looks so alien European researchers want to use it as a stand-in for Mars.
Yazd, Iran
Putrefaction plateaus in Iran, where the dead were sent for decontamination before going to their final resting place.
Shooshtar, Iran
This beautiful system of tunnels built into natural rock serves as a centuries old plumbing system.
Zanjān, Iran
Salt cured mummies continue to turn up in this Iranian mine.
Brussels, Belgium
When you're a great Russian Tsar, even your vomit gets a statue.
Brussels, Belgium
Meet the bronze beloved pet to a family of famous peeing statues.
Melrose, Scotland
The heart of a Scottish legend had a centuries-long journey before reaching its final resting place.
Paris, France
In the best of all possible worlds, everyone will get a chance to see this statue in which Voltaire's heart is interred.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam's Red Light District leaves little to the imagination.
Brunswick, Germany
This German monument honors the so-called "Prince of Mathematicians."
Göttingen, Germany
The man who gave his name to magnetic measurement is buried in the city where he did his best work.
Giessen, Germany
A statue beloved by—and named by—the local townsfolk it represents.
Giessen, Germany
Final resting place of the humble physicist who discovered X-rays, and made the invisible visible.
Eichenau, Germany
This small town in Germany was once a center of peppermint production, and has the museum to prove it.