A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

The Swedish flag over this small naval fort signals that the nation is at peace.

A Gothic-inspired fish market is Gothenburg's best place to find loaves and fishes.

Stockholm's narrowest alley is barely over two feet wide.

It is said that each of the white stones in the red facade of this medieval house represents the head of a murdered Swedish noble.

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

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

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.

This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.

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

A formerly glacier-tipped volcano that inspired none other than Jules Verne.

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

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

A stratovolcano located in the south of Iceland, with a long history of charted activity and a rich mythology attached.

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

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.

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

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

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.

A cathedral resurrected from the ashes of one of Europe's greatest urban fires.

The church's remarkable frescoes incorporate Finnish artist Hugh Simberg's trademark themes of death and the supernatural.

These Finnish rapids have been attracting tourists for over a hundred years and are now released with the push of a button.