Also known as Uncle Karl, the beloved bronze copper keeps a watchful eye on St. Stephen’s Basilica while people rub his lucky belly.

Rubbing the buttons along this statue's coat is considered good luck.

A unique sculpture calls the outside of this steakhouse home.

Walk along the medieval fortifications that have been protecting Tallinn since the 14th century.

The Guardian of Tallinn.

Disused seaplane hangar gets a second life as the jaw-dropping home of Estonia's museum of maritime history.

Formerly Yugoslavia's "forbidden island," this sleepy little city still holds the abandoned remains of military strongholds.

One of the oldest family businesses in Reykjavík serves lamb-based hot dogs.

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

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

A black sand beach where glacial fragments wash ashore and look like sparkling diamonds.

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

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

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

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

Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

The site of a concentration camp where inmates were made to take part in one of the largest counterfeiting operations in history is now hauntingly empty.

The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

A museum dedicated to the history of a terrifying secret police is now held in their former headquarters.

The original home of the Lego has a huge amusement park dedicated to the iconic plastic toy.

The northernmost point in Denmark is a turbulent sandbar created by two clashing seas.

The old observatory in Copenhagen has a spiral corridor used as a racetrack.