This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.

The remains of an ancient Roman city are hidden underneath Bologna's beautiful public library.

This zoological museum began as the first great curiosity cabinet.

An amazing collection of wax anatomical models and terratological models.

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

The middle finger of modernity.

These enlarged egg sculptures represent the native birds of eastern Iceland.

Akureyri is home to an oversized can of one of Iceland's favourite beers.

Iceland's only steampunk shop imagines a retro-futuristic world that never was.

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

Iceland: home to volcanoes, waterfalls and, apparently, Santa?

Iceland's largest geothermal mud pool is a little bit haunted and a little bit dangerous.

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

Three million year old fossils are exposed for all to see on this Icelandic shore.

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

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

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

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

Climb right into the heart of this colorful Iceland volcano.

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

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

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

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