Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

A rare festival blending religion, blacksmiths, vagina dentata, sex workers, and the straight-up facts of life.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

Home to more than 13,000 pieces of war memorabilia and military equipment.

Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

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

A trio of hidden hot tubs takes advantage of Iceland's natural geothermal vents.

This tumultuous Icelandic lava field looks so alien European researchers want to use it as a stand-in for Mars.

The oldest hall in Iceland was written of in the Sagas and features a centuries-old escape tunnel.

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 elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

The oldest church in Iceland is one of the few to feature ornate decoration.

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

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

Outlaws, hot springs, and tragedy have all left their mark on this ancient road in the Icelandic highlands.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

This massive water spout has been luring visitors for hundreds of years, some to their death.

Concrete spud looks like the North American Sebago.

Three-story concrete ram with a permanent gift shop.