A restaurant devoted to "trouser grip" wrestling, an ancient form of Viking wrestling that is Iceland's national sport.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

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

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

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

A bit of the Berlin Wall was gifted to the Icelandic capital to commemorate the 25th anniversary of German reunification.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

Remnants of the 16th-century defensive wall still stand unassumingly within Edinburgh.

A secret garden in a picturesque Edinburgh village has inspired artists for centuries.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.