The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

This floating garden in the sky is straight out of a fairy tale, but the real thing is nothing short of magical.

When the Soviets destroyed the historic Armenian monastery they somehow left its bell tower intact.

Monks in the empyreal Alazani River valley have preserved their 1,000-year-old winemaking tradition.

The secret room where early Bolsheviks cranked out propaganda fliers on a smuggled printing press.

This architecturally eclectic fortress witnessed centuries of bloody turmoil, including the massacre of its ruling clan.

The last standing example of an ancient district's teatime tradition.

The decaying remains of a once-luxurious Soviet spa town.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

This neon lit Georgian cave claims to hold the boulder Prometheus was chained to.

Fortified homes of highland warriors that are still in use today.

The first skyscraper to include a Ferris wheel built into the facade.

Rock-hewn monastery complex with hundreds of cave structures tucked away into the mountainside.

Iceland's only steampunk shop imagines a retro-futuristic world that never was.

A vintage video game wonderland in downtown Reykjavik.

This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.

This canyon is comprised of gorgeous waters and magnificent basalt columns.

Europe’s most powerful hot spring supplies the surrounding region with hot water.

This wild explosion of color on a disused water tower tells the whimsical tale of a curious puffin.

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.

Discover the magic in the mundane in Iceland's Museum of Everyday Life.

This aromatherapy shop and mini-museum cofounded by the Sigur Rós frontman documents Icelandic history through scents.

Inside this museum, visitors venture through ghost stories entrenched in Icelandic folklore.