A stratovolcano located in the south of Iceland, with a long history of charted activity and a rich mythology attached.

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

A winding, blood-red tunnel of hardened lava navigable by foot.

Learn about Iceland's hidden folk at this school dedicated to the study of elves.

This modern monument to pagan belief looks like it was transported straight from ancient times.

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

Iceland's "Smoky Valley" is a beautiful river that is shrouded in a constant cover of steam clouds.

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

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

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

The oceanic dumping ground where spaceships go to die.

Edoras, capital city of Rohan in Lord of the Rings, once sat atop this isolated New Zealand mountain.

These phallic stone spires once served as Tolkien's Paths of the Dead.

One of the world's largest Tesla coils.

One man's dream has turned into this naturally growing chapel made of almost nothing but trees.

A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.

The Dalai Lama named this New Zealand landscape the "Spiritual Center of the Universe."

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

This macabre masterpiece of a mural is one of Francisco Goya's "Black Paintings."

Of course Salvador Dalí lived in a castle...

One of the largest ossuaries in Spain is packed from floor to ceiling with bones.

Giant eggs, walls of bread, and nightmare surreality mark the largest collection of works by Salvador Dalí.

A museum dedicated to the Spanish occult in a town that was terrorized by the Inquisition.

Week-long block party becomes a competition for the best decorated street.