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

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

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.

These ominous lava formations were said to be an entrance to the netherworld so of course they inspired a famous metal band.

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

This bridge is the first to be made entirely from iron, but designed like it was still made of wood.

A miniature village mimics the surrounding buildings so well it includes itself.

A petite castle folly in the English countryside.

This trio of neolithic stone monuments are fabled to be a king and his knights that were petrified by a witch.

These stark white cliffs were spat up by the sea and are slowly being retaken by it.

Both church and state get put to the torch in this annual festival in the "Bonfire Capital of the World."

This memorial to the thousands of Indian dead during WWI was callously used for target practice during WWII.

The remnants of a strange stilted building on rails can still be seen at low tide.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

One fisherman has used his love of pebbles and shore to create a crazy garden of rocky art.

The natural history museum displaying the British bird collections and dioramas of Edward Booth, free of charge.

Regency-era excess on the English Coast.