This cave resembles the Star Wars Jedi master.

A black sand beach where glacial fragments wash ashore and look like sparkling diamonds.

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

Inside this Icelandic greenhouse, geothermal energy keeps tomatoes warm and growing.

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

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

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

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

Famed for its pie, this eatery has a hidden tunnel that allowed Catholics to secretly walk to church during the Reformation.

An ancient passage filled with stalls selling used books, once frequented by Vincent Van Gogh.

These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.

The oldest statue in the Netherlands has survived relocation, bombardment, and burial.

The oldest skyscraper of Europe now stands dwarfed by the surrounding structures.

A set of parking garage escalators doubling as a historical overview of Rotterdam.

Old ships and machinery fill a historic harbor in the city that's home to Europe's largest port.