This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

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

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

This Parisian fountain is a little bit fantasy and a little bit nightclub.

According to legend, this boat-shaped henge is built over the grave of a mythic king.

The final resting place of one of the brightest physicists of the 20th century.

The final resting place of the author who gave us the Little Mermaid, the Ugly Duckling, and many more beloved fairy tales.

This Scandinavian island is the site of the first modern observatory.

An artist has turned what most people would consider a bathroom nightmare into a work of political art.

A little-known cafe in an old copper bridge tower with 360-degree views of the harbor.

This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.

A statue honors the local legend that the devil helped build St. Mary's church after being tricked into thinking it was going to be a wine bar.

A perfectly circular lake is formed by the crater of an ancient underwater volcano.

A catapult rock from Gotland’s 13th-century civil war is still lodged in Scandinavia's best-preserved medieval city wall.

Known locally as the Jungfrutornet, this Medieval tower hides a dark legend.

This remote island, home to the easternmost point in Denmark, once hosted pirates and a military fortress.

On a stretch of Danish coast known as "Cold Hawaii," this fishing village has become a surfing town.

Tiring of digging out the door to this church for every service, it was eventually abandoned to the sands.

The northernmost point in Denmark is a turbulent sandbar created by two clashing seas.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

This geometric feat is a testament to the Incas' mesmerizing architectural abilities.

A painting in the historic Cathedral Basilica depicts Jesus and his disciples dining on a traditional Peruvian menu.