A popular Icelandic children's story comes to life inside this cave.

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

Along this wire fence, travelers have been leaving a particular memento since 2012.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

These "bridges" help confused bats cross the road.

These picturesque ruins crumble beautifully into the ocean.

This wooden chair dates possibly back to the 15th century, and commemorates a local legend.

The door to the museum holds a unique artifact from the Finnish Civil War.

These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.

This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.

Come for the oysters, stay for the priceless art honoring inventors across history and Scotland's favorite outdoor sports.

This church also serves as a lighthouse complete with a beacon.

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

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

A dozen cast iron leopards stand guard along the length of Aberdeen's Union Bridge.

Deep into the lower floors of Pike Place, find a date with fowl fate.

Glasgow's oldest pub has a proud literary tradition and possibly a ghost or two.

Displaced highlanders would take shelter from the wet Scottish climate under the large walled bridge at Glasgow Central Station.

On this headland lies a 19th-century lighthouse and historic gun battery.

A writer's tiny retreat built from salvaged shipwreck timbers.

How did this lovely seaside English village come by such an unusual name?

A massive flood devastated this seaside town, causing many to speculate about whether the government had figured out how to influence the weather.

An allegorical statue of a giant pregnant woman representing justice and truth.

The site where a plot to assassinate Hitler was planned—and its conspirators were executed—is now a powerful memorial to the German resistance during World War II.