Rome, Italy
The Protestant Cemetery
The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.
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Rome, Italy
The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.
Rome, Italy
2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.
Rome, Italy
At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.
Rome, Italy
The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.
Rome, Italy
A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.
Rome, Italy
Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.
Rome, Italy
An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.
Rome, Italy
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
Rome, Italy
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
Reykjavik, Iceland
Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.
Iceland
The final resting place of the controversial chess champion.
Húsafell, Iceland
Travel deep inside of Europe's second largest glacier in the world's largest man-made ice cave.
Iceland
A restaurant devoted to "trouser grip" wrestling, an ancient form of Viking wrestling that is Iceland's national sport.
Reykjavik, Iceland
This monument to one of the largest science fiction games of all time bears the names of hundreds of thousands of players.
Thingvellir, Iceland
The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.
Reykjavik, Iceland
This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.
Iceland
The oldest hall in Iceland was written of in the Sagas and features a centuries-old escape tunnel.
Iceland
A stratovolcano located in the south of Iceland, with a long history of charted activity and a rich mythology attached.
Thingvellir, Iceland
This natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.
Iceland
This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.
Iceland
If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.
Iceland
Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.
Reykjavik, Iceland
Learn about Iceland's hidden folk at this school dedicated to the study of elves.
Hveragerði, Iceland
Iceland's "Smoky Valley" is a beautiful river that is shrouded in a constant cover of steam clouds.