Three million year old fossils are exposed for all to see on this Icelandic shore.

A formerly glacier-tipped volcano that inspired none other than Jules Verne.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

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

A trio of hidden hot tubs takes advantage of Iceland's natural geothermal vents.

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.

The oldest church in Iceland is one of the few to feature ornate decoration.

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

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

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.

Climb right into the heart of this colorful Iceland volcano.

Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.

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

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

Tiny effigies of the victims of Edinburgh's famous Anatomy Murders.

A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.

A fernery hidden by neglect is uncovered, and an ancient specimen along with it.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

Long abandoned underground complex to keep royals safe from a nuclear war that never came.

The remains of a grand castle that may have inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

Hidden in a Scotland museum is a copse of extinct tree stumps.