Crooked windswept pines give this old forest an enchanted and magical look.

The world's first ice hotel is still one of the most elaborate and beautiful.

A rare surviving Victorian greenhouse designed specifically to house giant water lilies.

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.

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

Inside this museum, visitors venture through ghost stories entrenched in Icelandic folklore.

This oceanside Reykjavik spot is speckled with recycled sculptures and large stones.

Iceland's first pagan temple in 1,000 years is underway in Reykjavík.

This collection of unique liquids allows visitors to wander the waters of Iceland's glaciers.

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

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

Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.

The Icelandic Sea Monster Museum explores the area's history of aquatic cryptid sightings.

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

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

The spectacular collection of one of the world's best woodcarvers.

Louise Bourgeois' 30-foot-tall steel spider sculpture.

Canada's oldest railway tunnel is illuminated in a rainbow of color as it passes under the streets of this small city.

One of the largest cat sanctuaries in North America is considered a "Club Med" for felines.

The world's largest dark sky preserve is a Canadian park established to preserve the country's last wood bison.

This Hindu temple is an architectural marvel designed and built according to ancient Indian principles.

This chilly Canadian hotel has a four-month lifespan due to the unusual material it's made of.

A sacred lake composed of over 300 separate pools of highly concentrated minerals.

This natural sea cave hides a small wonderland of natural turquoise beauty.