This functioning parish church is also the site of many concert performances due to its wonderful acoustics.

At the very tippity-top of Europe is a cliff from which you can view the midnight sun.

The world's northernmost aquarium looks like it has fallen over.

The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.

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

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

This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.

This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.

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

The summer tourists on these cliffs are thousands of seabirds.

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

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

Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.

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 elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

A more chill but no less fascinating version of the famous ancient archeological site.

This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.

On any given day this sprawling market houses literally tons of government-regulated gold, gems, and precious metals.

A preposterously luxurious hotel with gold-plated iPads, Rolls Royce chauffeurs, and a staff that trains by watching "Downton Abbey."

After sunset the heart of Zanzibar's historic Stone Town neighborhood transforms into a culinary playground.

This rare volcano spews the strangest and (literally) coolest lava in the world.

The 19th-century vessel floats proudly on Lake Titicaca, but its journey from Britain to the Peruvian altiplano was far from smooth sailing.

The soaring gondola lines form the longest aerial cable car system in the world.

Bolivia's needle-like rock formations.