Historic cuisine meets fine dining in a hotel-restaurant overlooking Hyde Park.

This historic building displays the remains of a victim of the devastating 14th-century plague.

A staggering collection of photographs depicting medical, social, and historical change.

A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.

This verdant, tree-lined Reykjavik graveyard is both enchanting and eerie.

Inside this museum, visitors venture through ghost stories entrenched in Icelandic folklore.

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

The oldest (maybe) swimming pool in Iceland is a stunning oasis built into the side of a lush hill.

The Icelandic Sea Monster Museum explores the area's history of aquatic cryptid sightings.

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

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

J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

The much-beloved mascot of a local museum.

This rare aquatic phenomenon is one of the more accessible tidal bores in Morecambe Bay.

A 13th-century fortified manor house that was once sieged during the English Civil War.

These ancient rock graves were featured on the cover of a Black Sabbath compilation album.

Small caves once used as a hiding place for some of those accused during the Salem Witch Trials.

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

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

Fascinating museum dedicated to the under-appreciated medical history of urology features some wince-inducing devices.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

"May prick nor purse ne'er fail you."

This mountain is one of the largest in Scotland but is better known for its hollow insides.

Rare and wonderfully wormy cadaver art captured in brass for centuries.