A number of craters left by fatal mortar strikes have been filled with red resin to remember those lost during the Siege of Sarajevo.

Oriental bazaar in the heart of Sarajevo.

The place where World War I began.

There's a mini version of Iguazu Falls hidden in the Balkans, and it's got a rope swing.

This museum preserves the hand-dug tunnel that kept Sarajevo afloat during the Serbian siege.

This cluster of little wooden huts once ground local farmers’ wheat into flour during the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

A world-class theater sits hidden in this remote town in West Iceland.

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

At this museum in Iceland, visitors can sample fermented Greenland shark.

One woman's lifelong collection is on display in this unassuming house on an Icelandic fjord.

These enlarged egg sculptures represent the native birds of eastern Iceland.

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

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

This scenic Icelandic lava flow is named for a pair of Berserkers who were murdered, according to a famous Saga.

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

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.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

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

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

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

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