The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

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

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

A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.

Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.

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.

This wrecked airplane has been sitting on a black sand beach since the 1970s.

The world's largest bicycle shelter can hold more than 12,500 two-wheelers.

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.

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.

The bomb-ravaged remains of of a colossal Neptune.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

A whale rib was used to advertise the store by the arch that offered exotic goods from far away.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.

This Roman arena once played host to bloody gladiatorial battles.

Stunning Roman aqueduct used for 1900 years and still standing.

Long tunnels run under the ancient chariot racing circuit to the tower.

An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.

A turquoise lake within a volcanic crater.