A hidden gem of a museum that lets you search for your own fossils.

An unusual and powerful memorial in which earthquake victims are remembered by empty white chairs.

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

A popular Icelandic children's story comes to life inside this cave.

Da Vinci's equestrian statue, 500 years in the making.

A climbing route in the mountains of Italy’s Dolomites, built for soldiers during World War I.

A whale rib was used to advertise the store by the arch that offered exotic goods from far away.

It’s said this crypt was the setting for the tragic finale of the Shakespeare play.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

This deconsecrated church has seen many uses, from a tobacco storehouse to a cinema.

The pile of books behind the dignified writer gave the statue a most undignified nickname.

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

The former home of Norway's greatest romantic composer.

Nordic giants resurrected from the sea and restored to their former greatness.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

A space dedicated to contemporary art and culture, co-chaired by fashion icon Miuccia Prada.

The mark of the Devil's horns on a marble column in Milan.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

Nine bronze hands protruding from a wall honor the student uprising that led to the fall of Czechoslovakia's Communist government.

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.