An unlikely hit, this museum is dedicated to the inventor of instant ramen and cup noodles.

This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.

A miniature train-ride through Slovenia's largest cave system.

The "dragon babies" of southeastern Europe.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

This abandoned Slovenian military barracks has become a punky-political art squat.

Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

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

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

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