The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

This is the largest cemetery in Ireland and the first cemetery museum in the world.

An Irish town has built a statue to a silent film actor simply thanks to the holidays he once spent there.

Mortarless walls that stretch for miles are a lovely solution for creating grazing land in the harsh terrain of the Aran Islands.

A proud bronze billy stands as an eternal symbol of Ireland's oldest festival, where a goat is made king.

The house where the writer spent his formative years.

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.

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

Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.

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

This former farm In northern Iceland is now a museum, where visitors can tour beautifully-preserved turf houses.

This excellent museum recreates the boom days of the herring rush in the "Atlantic Klondike."

Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.

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

This verdant, tree-lined Reykjavik graveyard is both enchanting and eerie.

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

An Icelandic island full of diving birds and legend.

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

This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.

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

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.