Europe’s most powerful hot spring supplies the surrounding region with hot water.

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

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

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

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

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

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

Akureyri is home to an oversized can of one of Iceland's favourite beers.

Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.

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

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

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.

This replica Viking village was created for a film that was never shot and is now open to visitors.

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

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

The largest madrasa in Morocco once housed more than 900 students within its exquisite walls.

Vast stretch of tide-pools with a unique Moroccan charm.

An awe-inspiring mosque in Morocco with one of the tallest minarets in the world.

One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.

World's largest film studio, where visitors tour the decaying sets that litter the harsh desert environment.

A fortified city, home to a remaining population of five families

A mud brick kasbah with a history of lavishness and traitorship.

More sculpture than building, this architecturally significant temple was built on the spot of Saint Peter's crucifixion.

This historic recreationist school churns out warriors that may very well have had a fighting chance in Rome's pits of the day.