This tiny cabin was home to one of Iceland's most famous painters and was the only land he ever owned.

These ominous lava formations were said to be an entrance to the netherworld so of course they inspired a famous metal band.

A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.

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.

Twisted girders are all that remain of an Icelandic bridge that was wiped out by a combination of volcanic heat and glacial floods.

This mountain fissure hides a secret path to a secluded mossy grotto within the rock itself.

A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.

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

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.

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

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

Climb right into the heart of this colorful Iceland volcano.

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

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.

This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.

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

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

5,000 skulls in memorial to those killed by the Khmer Rouge.

Khmer Rouge's high security prison.

This collection of reclaimed landmines acts as both an exhibition of their deadly history and as a shelter for children affected by them.

A quick and simple solution to Cambodia's train woes.

Limestone caves in the Cambodian countryside, once the site of genocide, now a place of peaceful beauty.