This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.

Climbing Iceland's highest peak on the rim of the Oræfajökull volcano.

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

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

A winding, blood-red tunnel of hardened lava navigable by foot.

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

A stratovolcano located in the south of Iceland, with a long history of charted activity and a rich mythology attached.

A mysterious monument where a woman who records say never existed was burnt alive for being a witch.

Perhaps the only prehistoric monument with its very own public bus stop.

This collection of unique liquids allows visitors to wander the waters of Iceland's glaciers.

This modern monument to pagan belief looks like it was transported straight from ancient times.

Three million year old fossils are exposed for all to see on this Icelandic shore.

A modern artist's primitive stone faces and unique rock instrument join Iceland's terrain with its history.

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

Cold storage for agricultural biodiversity.

In the northernmost city in the world, it's illegal to be buried because it’s too cold for bodies to decompose.

Bacteria and algae give the salty water its bubblegum hue.

The world's largest neutrino telescope searches for secrets of the universe at the South Pole.

Fire meets ice at the southernmost volcano on Earth.

An abandoned whaling station on an active volcano offers hot springs in Antarctica, surrounded by ruined giants of industry.

Natural time capsule containing an alien ecosystem.

A patriotic medieval knight in driven-nail armor raised money for widows and orphans of WWI.

This spire on an Austrian mountain is wrapped around a long spiral slide and has the world's tallest wooden observation deck.