These ominous lava formations were said to be an entrance to the netherworld so of course they inspired a famous metal band.

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

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

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

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

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

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

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

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

Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.

Budapest's Communist-era statues, banished to the suburbs.

Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.

Blitzkrieg bop your way through Berlin's Ramones Museum.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.

Carved fountains poignantly placed in parks and in front of special monuments.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

A German apartment building hosting as many trees as human occupants.

There are no crying babies in this neck of the woods.

A 200-year-old collection of medical paraphernalia in a historic house.

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.

At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.