Increasingly decayed figures stand as a powerful reminder of the human costs of Czech Communism.

This quaint museum tells about more than just the birth of Jesus: "betlémy" are an important piece of Czech history.

Hidden in an Italian forest is a completely homemade amusement park that has taken a lifetime to create.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

A restaurant devoted to "trouser grip" wrestling, an ancient form of Viking wrestling that is Iceland's national sport.

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

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.

Swedish skyscraper with a 90° twist.

A Gothic-inspired fish market is Gothenburg's best place to find loaves and fishes.

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

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.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

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

This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.

The world's first ice hotel is still one of the most elaborate and beautiful.

The ruins on a deserted tropical island in the Philippines bear the scars of WWII.

Ha Long Bay's "Cave of Surprises" houses a popular phallic rock formation.

Khmer Rouge's high security prison.

Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand.

Popular tourist destination now stands as a memorial to Sam the koala.