A museum dedicated to a secret military hospital hidden beneath a castle in Budapest.

From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.

Legend has it these two stones are petrified trolls.

A geothermal paradise with bubbling mud pools and bright blue hot springs.

Two whaling vessels that were sunk by an anti-whaling organization in 1986 now sit on the shore of this beautiful fjord.

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

What was once believed to be a church floor turned out to be the artwork of geology.

A geothermal pool in North Iceland that is said to be the bathing spot of the legendary Grettir the Strong.

The only structure in a remote mountain pass, these colorful cubes are visible from miles away.

A relatively obscure antihero from the Marvel Comics universe adorns a wall inside Iceland's main airport.

This five-foot-tall bronze bird is a memorial to a species that was hunted out of existence.

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

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

The Hveragerði fissure runs through this unassuming shopping center.

Along this wire fence, travelers have been leaving a particular memento since 2012.

Icelandic folklore says this giant boulder was ripped from the mountains and placed at its current location, where it became home to elves.

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

Iceland: home to volcanoes, waterfalls and, apparently, Santa?

These enlarged egg sculptures represent the native birds of eastern Iceland.

This scenic Icelandic lava flow is named for a pair of Berserkers who were murdered, according to a famous Saga.

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

Surrounded by ash fields in Iceland, an impossibly verdant valley looks like something out of a fairytale.

Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.

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