A neo-Gothic church built to thank God for saving the Emperor of Austria from an assassination.

The ruins of a 2,000-year-old Roman fishing village perched on one of the best beaches in Spain.

There was a top secret plan during World War II to seal a group of soldiers inside the rock.

The tomb of one of the greatest travelers in history.

A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.

On an island south of Iceland, a large volcanic rock formation resembles an elephant.

This wrecked airplane has been sitting on a black sand beach since the 1970s.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

The first woman to become a member of the parliament of Iceland.

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

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

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

This monument to one of the largest science fiction games of all time bears the names of hundreds of thousands of players.

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

Iceland's only steampunk shop imagines a retro-futuristic world that never was.

Gutted during the Liverpool Blitz, this architectural husk has been left destroyed in honor of the dead.

This bronze statue was dedicated to a 1966 Beatles hit.

Most of Britain's gold reserve was secretly stashed here after the start of World War II.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

Black cat statues guard this temple-like Egyptian revival factory.

A magical and peaceful ruined Cistercian abbey in what is now southern Belgium.

This collection of lurid religious statues tell the tales of a saint who stood down the devil.

The private train station King Leopold II built for the Belgian royal family now lies abandoned.