Brussels, Belgium
Gabrielle Petit Statue
Belgium's national heroine turned spy sacrificed her life to combat German occupation.
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Brussels, Belgium
Belgium's national heroine turned spy sacrificed her life to combat German occupation.
Namur, Belgium
Tiny sculptures hidden in plain sight miniatures in Namur.
Le Roeulx, Belgium
The world's tallest boat lift stands as a massive piece of industrial tourism.
Liège, Belgium
A once-magnificent collegiate church is falling into ruin.
Baarle-Hertog, Belgium
A maze of crosses marks the jumbled divide between the Netherlands and Belgium.
Remouchamps, Belgium
Hiding the longest subterranean river known in the world.
Iceland
This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.
Skagen, Denmark
Tiring of digging out the door to this church for every service, it was eventually abandoned to the sands.
Jelling, Denmark
Mounds, rune stones, and a 1,000-year-old church, left behind by Denmark's first two kings.
Løkken, Denmark
An abandoned lighthouse awaits its destiny: being buried under shifting sand.
Skagen, Denmark
The northernmost point in Denmark is a turbulent sandbar created by two clashing seas.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The old observatory in Copenhagen has a spiral corridor used as a racetrack.
Thingvellir, Iceland
The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.
Grímsey, Iceland
The Arctic Circle runs through this isolated spot north of Iceland.
Iceland
A giant concrete orb in far north Iceland marks the ever-shifting boundary.
Heimaey, Iceland
Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.
Iceland
This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.
Iceland
If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.
Iceland
This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.
Iceland
The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.
Iceland
Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.
Reykjavik, Iceland
One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.
Iceland
Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
The opulent car collection of an eccentric Sheikh housed in his own private pyramid.