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

A winding, blood-red tunnel of hardened lava navigable by foot.

An isolated, rusty phone booth commemorates Iceland's first international telegraph cable.

Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.

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

Climb right into the heart of this colorful Iceland volcano.

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

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

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

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

This little-known collection holds everything from "Dracula" notes, to the manuscript of "Ulysses," to the forged works of Shakespeare.

The abandoned coal loading dock is a canvas for unsanctioned art.

A total of 999 stairs lead visitors through a massive hole in a mountain known as the Gateway to Heaven.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

Water and windows define this defensive Italian well.

A crumbling cliffside ruin hidden in the woods.

An operating lighthouse from the 1860s.

This Italianate house was the childhood home of the prominent Canadian painter, Emily Carr.

Greenery cloaks this serene sculpture inspired by the famous Lost Gardens of Heligan.

A famous hotel houses an impression collection of mini dioramas and giant doll houses.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

The narrowest street in Canada was once a spot for dastardly doings, now a historic piece of Chinatown.