A monument dedicated to the civil uprisings that took place during the Pots and Pans Revolution.

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.

This monument to one of the largest science fiction games of all time bears the names of hundreds of thousands of players.

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

Paris' fabled purveyor of exotic taxidermy and natural history curios.

Exquisite wall sculptures carved in secret by an early quarryman in an obscure corner of the Paris Catacombs.

A relatively obscure antihero from the Marvel Comics universe adorns a wall inside Iceland's main airport.

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

Internet rumors, often involving Icelandic singer Björk, have abounded regarding this isolated outcrop of rock.

Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.

On an island south of Iceland, a large volcanic rock formation resembles an elephant.

The last remaining pre-dreadnought battleship in the world has been a museum for nearly a century.

This spectacular bridge supported by two gigantic hands looks like something out of a fantasy universe.

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.

What was once believed to be a church floor turned out to be the artwork of geology.

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

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.

Twisted girders are all that remain of an Icelandic bridge that was wiped out by a combination of volcanic heat and glacial floods.

Cairns built to bring travelers good luck stretch across the land like miniature stone mountains.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

A replica of the decorated wooden pillars Viking sailors threw overboard when finding new places to establish a settlement.

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