Iceland's largest geothermal mud pool is a little bit haunted and a little bit dangerous.

Eerie ruins of an abandoned medieval fishing village crumble atop an unforgiving stretch of earth.

This abandoned, partly demolished building is now home to beautiful graffiti and murals.

Learn about Iceland's hidden folk at this school dedicated to the study of elves.

This oceanside Reykjavik spot is speckled with recycled sculptures and large stones.

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

This aromatherapy shop and mini-museum cofounded by the Sigur Rós frontman documents Icelandic history through scents.

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

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 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.

Surrounded by ash fields in Iceland, an impossibly verdant valley looks like something out of a fairytale.

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

A diminutive statue that was inspired by the sculptor's own daughter.

This sculpture honors the man who was known as the "Righteous Among the Nations."

This statue honors one of Budapest's most beloved literary characters.

The true meaning behind this sculpture remains unknown.

From cartoon characters to tiny tanks, a guerilla sculptor's little bronze statues are hidden throughout the city of Budapest.

A 13th-century convent where St. Margaret of Hungary spent her teenage years.

This building has survived for more than a century and remains virtually untouched.

A statue in Budapest's Liberty Square honors the former U.S. president's efforts to end the Cold War.

A forgotten graveyard lost in the tangles of an overgrown garden.

A fake Transylvanian castle houses a cathedral of antlers.