Walrus skulls and narwhal bones were found here while excavating a 900-year old church.

Iceland's "Smoky Valley" is a beautiful river that is shrouded in a constant cover of steam clouds.

Pitié-Salpêtrière was the dumping grounds for women who received the dreaded diagnosis of "hysterical."

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

The oldest bookstore in Iceland.

This former farm In northern Iceland is now a museum, where visitors can tour beautifully-preserved turf houses.

Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

Cairns built to bring travelers good luck stretch across the land like miniature stone mountains.

The recurring nature of this geographic feature might make it unique in the world.

During this Shetland Islands celebration, hundreds of torch-carrying "guizers" lead a procession to burn a viking longboat.

Legend has it that a Dutch fisherman lost control of his Shetland pony and tumbled from this cliff.

A remarkably well preserved tower dating all the way back to the Iron Age.

This remote eatery and museum is preserved as a time capsule of a small Icelandic fishing town.

Learn about Iceland's hidden folk at this school dedicated to the study of elves.

The exhibition explores the Icelandic city's Viking Age history.

A monument dedicated to the civil uprisings that took place during the Pots and Pans Revolution.

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

This monument to one of the largest science fiction games of all time bears the names of hundreds of thousands of players.

The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.

Outlaws, hot springs, and tragedy have all left their mark on this ancient road in the Icelandic highlands.

A 12th-century church with a medieval fresco and an intriguing “Greek runestone.”

Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.