A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.

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

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

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

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

A formerly glacier-tipped volcano that inspired none other than Jules Verne.

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

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.

This hobbit-y little hot spring may be the oldest spring used by humans in all of Iceland.

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

A bit of the Berlin Wall was gifted to the Icelandic capital to commemorate the 25th anniversary of German reunification.

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

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

Christ's blood preserved in a Belgian town.

The world’s largest knitted mitten is displayed in one of Sweden’s smallest Arctic villages.

Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.

Hamburg's first legal sex work is relegated to a gated street that still does not allow pedestrian women.

This German museum is devoted to all aspects of grave culture from headstones to coffins.