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

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

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

Cairns built to bring travelers good luck stretch across the land like miniature stone mountains.

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

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

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

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.

This German version of Universal Studios holds a vault of treasures from the NeverEnding Story.

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

King Ludwig I's collection of beautiful women.

This nondescript building was the birthplace of Morris cars.

Now nearly dry, this lake is said to be the ancient home of the Lady of the Lake, and was once thought to be bottomless.

The ruins of an 11th-century Norman castle with a rare, perfectly circular shape.

The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.

These mysterious mazes carved on the rock may be up to 4,000 years old.

A unique waterfall that some believe attracts the fairfolk.

A whimsical cottage from the 1300s with a preserved Victorian-era post office inside.

A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.

It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.

This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.