This fairy tale forest hides scenes from some of the more obscure and bizarre Western nursery stories.

This gruesome biblical parade celebrates the one day a year that a bit of Jesus' blood turns to liquid.

The patron of this extravagant Art Nouveau confection insisted that nothing less than a boat should project from its facade.

Most prolific publishing house in the 1600s open to the public.

Rare wooden escalators lead deep down into an otherwise staggeringly monotonous tiled tunnel.

A rare example of World War I trenches from the British front.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

This bridge made famous in a novel and on-screen wasn't actually built over the river Kwai.

Thailand's distressed elephants find peace at this Chiang Mai sanctuary.

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

A limestone wonderland of water and subterranean secrets.

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

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

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

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

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

Iceland's largest geothermal mud pool is a little bit haunted and a little bit dangerous.

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

The oldest (maybe) swimming pool in Iceland is a stunning oasis built into the side of a lush hill.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

This replica Viking village was created for a film that was never shot and is now open to visitors.

This wrecked airplane has been sitting on a black sand beach since the 1970s.

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.