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

A modern artist's primitive stone faces and unique rock instrument join Iceland's terrain with its history.

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

This collection of unique liquids allows visitors to wander the waters of Iceland's glaciers.

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

These ominous lava formations were said to be an entrance to the netherworld so of course they inspired a famous metal band.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

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

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

This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

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

Deliberately hidden for centuries, the magnificent Saadian Tombs were eventually uncovered in 1917.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

This cathedral hides a sculpted dog that determines your fate and an unexploded shell from World War II.

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

Wooden sleds have replaced donkeys to cart goods around this utterly charming car-free village.

At this museum in Iceland, visitors can sample fermented Greenland shark.

This luscious masterpiece created by landscape designer Bevis Bawa inspired the work of his brother, a famous Sri Lankan architect.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

This amazing mountain temple is topped by one of the tallest sitting Buddha statues in the world.

A whimsical bridge uses saxophones to pay tribute to two great men and the European Union.

People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.