A neo-Gothic church built to thank God for saving the Emperor of Austria from an assassination.

Come for the oysters, stay for the priceless art honoring inventors across history and Scotland's favorite outdoor sports.

A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

A vintage video game wonderland in downtown Reykjavik.

Inside this Icelandic greenhouse, geothermal energy keeps tomatoes warm and growing.

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

Puffin enthusiasts flock to Europe's largest seabird cliff, which over one million birds call home.

Travel deep inside of Europe's second largest glacier in the world's largest man-made ice cave.

This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.

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

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

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

This natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.

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

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

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

Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.

Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.

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

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.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.