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

The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

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

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.

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

The "dragon babies" of southeastern Europe.

A miniature train-ride through Slovenia's largest cave system.

This massive subterranean fissure is known as the "underground Grand Canyon."

This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

A dreamlike medieval church dug into the tuff rock, with unusual carvings and possible traces of the Templar knights.

Enormous, fluffy dogs frolic around this museum dedicated to a legendary Saint Bernard.

Medieval irrigation channels built into the sides of mountains provided Valais with water for hundreds of years.

A map of Italy made entirely of trees.

What looks like a link in Gondor's early warning system is actually a centuries-old Italian fortress.

Ever loyal to Roma, the small village of Albe in the Abruzzo region carried on until an earthquake did it in.

Caligula's colossal pleasure ships, discovered by Mussolini only to be lost in flames.

Ruins of a 10th century church tucked away deep in a botanical garden.

A town saturated in Italian rationalist architecture was once marshland drained by Mussolini.

The Roman Emperor's lost summer home and grotto full of enormous sculptures sit along the Italian seashore.

Naturally preserved bodies are eerily staged throughout the crypt in varying poses.

Water and windows define this defensive Italian well.