This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.

The magic's in the hole!

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

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

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

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

This monument to one of the largest science fiction games of all time bears the names of hundreds of thousands of players.

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.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

The oldest hall in Iceland was written of in the Sagas and features a centuries-old escape tunnel.

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

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

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

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