This fantastical icy castle is built anew every winter.

Few remain of these distinctive old trees that once served as natural landmarks for travelers on the road.

A lumberjack in Finnish Lapland did not want to cut down his Arctic pines, so he offered them up to be adopted by nature-lovers.

Ugly 18th-century dwarf statues living in a perfectly landscaped Austrian garden.

A haunting deserted hotel is a favorite with artists and photographers.

Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.

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

The oldest hall in Iceland was written of in the Sagas and features a centuries-old escape tunnel.

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

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

One man's fascination with Turkey led to this backyard mini-city.