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This oceanside Reykjavik spot is speckled with recycled sculptures and large stones.

Learn about Iceland's hidden folk at this school dedicated to the study of elves.

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

A bit of the Berlin Wall was gifted to the Icelandic capital to commemorate the 25th anniversary of German reunification.

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

An unusual building on a "desolate hill" features the works of an Icelandic sculptor.

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

The first woman to become a member of the parliament of Iceland.

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

This verdant, tree-lined Reykjavik graveyard is both enchanting and eerie.

A monument dedicated to the civil uprisings that took place during the Pots and Pans Revolution.

The exhibition explores the Icelandic city's Viking Age history.

This aromatherapy shop and mini-museum cofounded by the Sigur Rós frontman documents Icelandic history through scents.

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

This monument to one of the largest science fiction games of all time bears the names of hundreds of thousands of players.

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

The world's first and only museum dedicated to dachshunds.

This Transylvanian church has changed its denomination four times.

The growing stones of Romania.

The European towns of Brașov and Râșnov each have proud signs reminiscent of the Hollywood sign.

A collection of items from a way of life that no longer exists.

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.

The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."