This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

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 bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

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

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

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

A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.

This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

This French ghost town from World War II has been left as a memorial to German atrocities during World War II.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

A Turkish ghost town abandoned in a population exchange with Greece.

The highest peak in all of England is plagued by dangerously fickle climate shifts.

A museum in England’s Lake District dedicated to the trusty pencil wants you to know the story of their World War II spy pencils.