Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

A Dutch passageway's artistic, aquatic-themed makeover pays tribute to the capital city's famed waterways.

This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.

The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

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

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

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

A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.

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

The oldest (maybe) swimming pool in Iceland is a stunning oasis built into the side of a lush hill.

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.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

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

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.

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

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

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

The odd depiction of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus is rooted in the Catholic Church's eradication of Catharism.