Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.

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

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

A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

The oldest (maybe) swimming pool in Iceland is a stunning oasis built into the side of a lush hill.

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.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

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

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

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

Left untouched since a double murder-suicide in the 1960s, Los Feliz murder mansion remains a neighborhood mystery.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.