A geothermal paradise with bubbling mud pools and bright blue hot springs.

Iceland's "Smoky Valley" is a beautiful river that is shrouded in a constant cover of steam clouds.

The Hveragerði fissure runs through this unassuming shopping center.

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

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 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.

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

This boat represents the promise of undiscovered territory, a dream of hope, and progress and freedom for Iceland.

An unusual building on a "desolate hill" features the works of an Icelandic sculptor.

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

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

A prison, gun store and more over its life, the history here is fascinating over three floors.

Tucked away amongst Leadenhall Market’s cobbled passageways is a whimsical little (literally) attraction.

More than fifty centuries-old religious shrines hide in the walls and above the doorways of Gozo’s capital, and most visitors walk straight past them.

A somber place of memory and reflection, that tells the story of Riga's Jewish community before and during World War II.

Overlooking beautiful Rhossili Bay are the remnants of a former World War II radar station.

A beautiful Georgian church alongside the Thames has a crypt in the basement, in which are buried the bodies of the infamous American traitor Benedict Arnold, his wife Peggy, and their daughter Sophia.

This cul-de-sac off Fleet Street is said to be the place where the infamous Demon Barber made a killing

This genuine, blood red Jolly Roger was captured off the North African coast in 1790 by Admiral Richard Curry.

This was Allied HQ during D-Day! Eisenhower was there and you can visit the ACTUAL MAP he looked at on that day.

Swiss vineyards in a UNESCO heritage site.

This secret Swiss fortress is disguised as a harmless pink house, complete with fake windows.