A Dutch clog company in the town of Zaandam loves the wooden shoes so much it made a museum for them.

Colorful and chaotic stacked hotel in North Holland.

This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.

A large measuring stick marks the lowest point of a country that is partially under sea level.

Unsurprisingly, Holland is home to one of the most magnificent flower gardens in the world.

This small museum nestled inside a souvenir shop is dedicated to Sweden's most well-known toy.

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

Across the Pacific in a raft, a museum dedicated to Thor Heyerdahl's now legendary expedition.

The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.

The last fully functional fortress of Germany's World War II Atlantikwall.

This boat represents the promise of undiscovered territory, a dream of hope, and progress and freedom for Iceland.

This earthwork installation sits on a grassy hill, celebrating Iceland's past and present.

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

An obelisk commemorates historic floods that hit two towns along the Red River of the North.

Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.

A restaurant devoted to "trouser grip" wrestling, an ancient form of Viking wrestling that is Iceland's national sport.

The Hveragerði fissure runs through this unassuming shopping center.

Iceland's "Smoky Valley" is a beautiful river that is shrouded in a constant cover of steam clouds.

The summer tourists on these cliffs are thousands of seabirds.

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

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

Commercial airplanes land mere feet over the heads of sunbathing beachgoers on this tiny island.

A fort of historic failures where the island's colonial powers first collided.

Tours drive right past this military burial ground to get the the Shirley Heights lookout.