An unusual building on a "desolate hill" features the works of an Icelandic sculptor.

This abandoned, partly demolished building is now home to beautiful graffiti and murals.

The exhibition explores the Icelandic city's Viking Age history.

This former farm In northern Iceland is now a museum, where visitors can tour beautifully-preserved turf houses.

This tiny cabin was home to one of Iceland's most famous painters and was the only land he ever owned.

This wild explosion of color on a disused water tower tells the whimsical tale of a curious puffin.

Europe’s most powerful hot spring supplies the surrounding region with hot water.

This plaque tells the story of an event that took place in an imagined parallel universe.

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

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

This hobbit-y little hot spring may be the oldest spring used by humans in all of Iceland.

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

An isolated, rusty phone booth commemorates Iceland's first international telegraph cable.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

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

A winding, blood-red tunnel of hardened lava navigable by foot.

This modern monument to pagan belief looks like it was transported straight from ancient times.

Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.

From Iggy Pop to David Bowie to Nick Cave, this regal music studio has served some of the all time greats.

These former Nazi anti-aircraft towers offer a singular view of the north of Berlin in the summer, and a sanctuary for bats in winter.

The bunker where Hitler took his own life is hidden under this deliberately ordinary parking lot.

From toys to kettles to scientific instruments, this German museum celebrates the beauty of 20th century design.

An abandoned NSA listening post on Berlin's "Devil's Mountain."

An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.