At this museum in Iceland, visitors can sample fermented Greenland shark.

The oldest bookstore in Iceland.

This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.

This rusting remnant of the local herring industry is being given a second life.

The oldest hall in Iceland was written of in the Sagas and features a centuries-old escape tunnel.

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

Puffin enthusiasts flock to Europe's largest seabird cliff, which over one million birds call home.

A formerly glacier-tipped volcano that inspired none other than Jules Verne.

The oldest steel ship in Iceland has been beached for years and is now a rusting ruin.

A giant concrete orb in far north Iceland marks the ever-shifting boundary.

This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.

Travel deep inside of Europe's second largest glacier in the world's largest man-made ice cave.

A trio of hidden hot tubs takes advantage of Iceland's natural geothermal vents.

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.

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

Climb right into the heart of this colorful Iceland volcano.

This French cemetery houses some of the most exquisite examples of funerary art in Mexico City.

Many people don't realize there’s a lot going on in—and below—the world’s tallest triumphal arch.

You can release a young butterfly at this beautiful indoor garden.

A scientific repository of goiters, boils and other ailments throughout Mexican history.

These haunting ruins of a 700-year-old Prehispanic city have witnessed centuries of wars and massacres.

Visiting this cacophonous collection of vintage novelties is like stepping into the mind of a crazed toymaker.

Twelve natural mummies are displayed in the crypt of this former monastery school.

A quirky and charming restaurant founded by artists.