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

One of the oldest family businesses in Reykjavík serves lamb-based hot dogs.

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

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

Dozens of large, brightly-colored paintings adorn the walls of the "street art capital of Iceland."

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

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

A black sand beach where glacial fragments wash ashore and look like sparkling diamonds.

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

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

Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.

What was once believed to be a church floor turned out to be the artwork of geology.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

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

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 Scottish castle has witnessed clan rivalries, Jacobite uprisings, whisky smuggling, and more.

A glacial pothole was once a hideout for a notorious Scottish outlaw.

The ruins of this gorgeous clifftop castle look like something from a fantasy novel.

A dozen cast iron leopards stand guard along the length of Aberdeen's Union Bridge.

Scotland's oldest medieval bridge is also among the last reminders of early medieval Aberdeen.