A sparkling sandstone cliffside that's worth a visit while it still exists.

A massive stairway that almost wasn't leads to one of Australia's most scenic vistas.

This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.

Native Australian lizards inhabit this garden celebrating Sydney and its sister city in China.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

A Trabant car, a kangaroo statue, and a plethora of plants take over this abandoned-factory-turned-bar.

A series of caves under Castle Hill that once held the prisoner Vlad Tepes, better known as Count Dracula.

Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.

Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

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

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

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

This verdant, tree-lined Reykjavik graveyard is both enchanting and eerie.

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

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

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

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

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

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.