The bright red stripes streaking across the rocks are the star feature at this Icelandic waterfall.

One woman's lifelong collection is on display in this unassuming house on an Icelandic fjord.

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

A giant red chair bolted to a rock on a remote mossy hillside in Iceland.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

Twisted girders are all that remain of an Icelandic bridge that was wiped out by a combination of volcanic heat and glacial floods.

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

This replica Viking village was created for a film that was never shot and is now open to visitors.

Surrounded by ash fields in Iceland, an impossibly verdant valley looks like something out of a fairytale.

Iceland's "Smoky Valley" is a beautiful river that is shrouded in a constant cover of steam clouds.

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

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

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

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

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

This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.

One of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters is still used today, but for less brutal events.

A tour of underground Berlin takes you through WWII air raid shelters and tunnels used to smuggle people out of East Germany.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.