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

The history of Reykjavik told through a historical village and live actors.

This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.

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

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.

Well-preserved, still-functional sliding wood doors from Ancient Rome can be found in this Vesuvius-stricken house.

For one of Rome’s finest renditions of cacio e pepe, head straight to this osteria.

A sculpture serving as an homage to Pope John Paul II.

Buried next to Pompeii, this lesser-known Roman villa was the opulent vacation home of Emperor Nero's wife.

An ancient Roman temple first dedicated to an emperor's wife is now a church.

This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

This hill made entirely of ancient Roman jars was simply a garbage dump to the people of the time.

A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.

The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

Towering earthen formations that rise straight out of the ground in New Zealand .