A double cantilever system bridge that was designed to prevent flood damage.

A World War II torpedo launch station abandoned off the Polish coast.

This beautiful Croatian fortress is haunted by legends of forbidden love.

A tribute to an iconic act of defiance from the Croatian War of Independence involving a small car.

Now abandoned, the world's first torpedo factory is crumbling into the sea.

This picturesque medieval monastery guards a small trove of historic treasures.

This stunning, out-of-the-way Croatian monument commemorates a community's uprising against occupying fascist forces.

This small church was constructed over the ruins of three temples dating to the Roman Republic.

Also known as the Square Colosseum, this building is a prime example of fascist-era rationalist architecture.

A fortified medieval basilica on the Caelian Hill preserves extraordinary frescoes and one of Rome's most beautiful hidden cloisters.

The studio built by fascists in the hopes of "reviving the film industry" with the occasional propaganda film opportunity thrown in.

In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.

Cairns built to bring travelers good luck stretch across the land like miniature stone mountains.

The bright red stripes streaking across the rocks are the star feature at this Icelandic waterfall.

A giant red chair bolted to a rock on a remote mossy hillside in Iceland.

These enlarged egg sculptures represent the native birds of eastern Iceland.

This scenic Icelandic lava flow is named for a pair of Berserkers who were murdered, according to a famous Saga.

Outlaws, hot springs, and tragedy have all left their mark on this ancient road in the Icelandic highlands.

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

The Arctic Circle runs through this isolated spot north of Iceland.

Two volcanic lakes in an enormous crater formed in a prehistoric eruption.

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

This tumultuous Icelandic lava field looks so alien European researchers want to use it as a stand-in for Mars.

A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.