The Icelandic Sea Monster Museum explores the area's history of aquatic cryptid sightings.

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

A winding, blood-red tunnel of hardened lava navigable by foot.

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

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

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

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

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

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

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

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

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

A popular Icelandic children's story comes to life inside this cave.

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

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

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.

A short distance from the Eiffel Tower is the final resting place of several of the city’s more well-known and interesting characters.

A simple plaque on the facade is the only reminder that the treaty ending the American Revolution was signed inside.

The remaining relics of the patroness of Paris lie in a chapel under a striking double spiral staircase.

A mud statue stands in the dark tunnels, seeming to hold up the weight of the city above.

Saintly bones pressed into a wax effigy of a Catholic superstar.

This recessed garden protects thousands of mountain plants by creating its own microclimates.