Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

An isolated, rusty phone booth commemorates Iceland's first international telegraph cable.

These concrete domes were installed on an Icelandic bluff to honor a very specific musical tradion.

Cliffside houses provide a spectacular view from their perch above the valley.

The world's most charming instant portrait studio also happens to be its smallest.

The great polar explorer is remembered in this far northern town, where he embarked on his final expedition.

This functioning parish church is also the site of many concert performances due to its wonderful acoustics.

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

The original film set of Luke Skywalker's Tatooine home from the 'Star Wars' trilogy.

A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.

A vintage video game wonderland in downtown Reykjavik.

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

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

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

A lumberjack in Finnish Lapland did not want to cut down his Arctic pines, so he offered them up to be adopted by nature-lovers.

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.

This former Baroque palace on the historic Calle Montcada is a rare architectural gem and was once the meeting place of an aristocratic scholarly society.

Architect Le Corbusier built his friend a cubist house to match his impressive collection of cubist art.

A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

"In the Dark" Restaurant in Paris offers dinner in complete darkness.

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

Dedicated to the art of hunting, with juxtapositions of contemporary art.

Despite centuries of architectural innovation, this French castle is being built like it's the 13th century.