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

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

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

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

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

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

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

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

In Florence's great Duomo, a 26 foot fresco honors a mercenary famous for attacking Florence.

The Pope’s secret escape route.

Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.

The middle finger of modernity.

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.

A surviving remnant of the thick ice mass that once mantled most of Western Canada's mountains.