Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.

A hidden church in a hidden courtyard tells the story of the Miracle of Amsterdam.

A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.

This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.

The attic of a four-century-old canal house hides a clandestine church.

Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam is a treasure trove of rare flora.

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.

A "simple-hearted artist" turned an isolated Icelandic valley into his own art museum.

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

Icelandic folklore says this giant boulder was ripped from the mountains and placed at its current location, where it became home to elves.

This natural rock formation features seemingly unnatural vertical ridges that have been blamed on elves.

A lonely beacon, precariously perched atop a remote sliver of rock.

Puffin enthusiasts flock to Europe's largest seabird cliff, which over one million birds call home.

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.

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

This scenic Icelandic lava flow is named for a pair of Berserkers who were murdered, according to a famous Saga.

Outlaws, hot springs, and tragedy have all left their mark on this ancient road in the Icelandic highlands.

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

This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.

An Icelandic island full of diving birds and legend.

The summer tourists on these cliffs are thousands of seabirds.

Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.

Two volcanic lakes in an enormous crater formed in a prehistoric eruption.