The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

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

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

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

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

This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.

One of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters is still used today, but for less brutal events.

A tour of underground Berlin takes you through WWII air raid shelters and tunnels used to smuggle people out of East Germany.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

Danish tourist destination well known for open stalls where vendors sell marijuana on the street.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.