A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.

These ominous lava formations were said to be an entrance to the netherworld so of course they inspired a famous metal band.

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.

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

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

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

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

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

The spiral staircase hidden inside this giant Parisian column was likely built for Catherine de Medici's astrologer.

The floorboard scrawling of a tragic madman is on public display outside a Paris hospital, much to the dismay of its opponents.

A popular shrine where the Blessed Virgin allegedly appeared in 1830, displaying a holy armchair and two incorruptible remains of Lady Saints.

Two awe-inspiring globes from the reign of the Sun King hang from the ceiling of France's national library.

Natural history museum celebrating biodiversity with a parade of taxidermy animals.

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

Indents in the pavement are all that remain from a grisly death machine in Paris.

19th century pendulum and a clock restored by a rogue group of guerilla artists.