Amidst the bustling streets of Dublin, there is a hushed garden that is dedicated to "All those who gave their lives in the cause of Irish Freedom."

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

This hobbit-y little hot spring may be the oldest spring used by humans in all of Iceland.

A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

The oldest hall in Iceland was written of in the Sagas and features a centuries-old escape tunnel.

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

A replica of the decorated wooden pillars Viking sailors threw overboard when finding new places to establish a settlement.

The final resting place of the controversial chess champion.

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

Iceland's "Smoky Valley" is a beautiful river that is shrouded in a constant cover of steam clouds.

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

A charmingly eccentric magma chaser presents his complete history of the island's eruptions since 1947, in cinematic form, just for you.

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

A vintage video game wonderland in downtown Reykjavik.

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

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

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

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

The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.

It was once the base for a series of domestic terror attacks.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

The preamble to the U.S. Constitution written entirely from vanity license plates hangs in the Smithsonian museum.

While most wind tunnels test scale models, the "Cave of Winds" was large enough for actual airplanes.