This historic Dutch newspaper building is covered with media-themed details—and one unrelated oddity.

An ancient Egyptian temple sits within a modern European museum.

A striking memorial to the Jews of Leiden who were murdered during World War II is scattered throughout the city.

The Bloemen Route, or “Flower Route”, stretches 25 miles through prime Dutch tulip country as a result of “tulip mania,” the world’s first economic bubble.

This Netherlands museum holds a gloriously mechanical collection of ornate musical automata.

The real life Hobbiton, this sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for The Hobbit film series.

Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.

New Zealand's west coast is one of the best places in the world to view these large seabirds.

Inside this faux cave, visitors can learn how some of their favorite fantasy characters were created.

Water-powered gadgets whirr to life in this quirky eco park.

Along this wire fence, travelers have been leaving a particular memento since 2012.

This canyon is comprised of gorgeous waters and magnificent basalt columns.

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

This rusting remnant of the local herring industry is being given a second life.

Two volcanic lakes in an enormous crater formed in a prehistoric eruption.

Surrounded by ash fields in Iceland, an impossibly verdant valley looks like something out of a fairytale.

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

Eerie ruins of an abandoned medieval fishing village crumble atop an unforgiving stretch of earth.

The bright red stripes streaking across the rocks are the star feature at this Icelandic waterfall.

The summer tourists on these cliffs are thousands of seabirds.

In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.

Largest private bird collection in Iceland, formed from a tragic accident.

Iceland: home to volcanoes, waterfalls and, apparently, Santa?

This aromatherapy shop and mini-museum cofounded by the Sigur Rós frontman documents Icelandic history through scents.