Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

This fairytale-like structure is the last turf church ever constructed in Iceland.

This wrecked airplane has been sitting on a black sand beach since the 1970s.

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 elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

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 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.

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

Known as the "Valley of the Moon," this Jordanian wadi is one of the most amazing desertscapes on Earth.

The world's oldest map of the holy land gives us a fragmented glimpse of the layout of biblical nations.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years old and harbors many surprises.

This concrete residential area doubles as an open-air gallery.

A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.

Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.

Named after a militant urban guerilla, this famous former squat is a graffiti-covered stronghold of leftist culture.

A restaurant and observation deck built in a unique broadcasting antenna.

Berlin's old airport.

The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".

This World War II bunker now survives as a documentation of the Nazi regime and war crimes.