A Wes Anderson-esque lighthouse that boasts magnificent coastal views.

This elderly couple's hand-picked collection of rare gems is one of the finest in all of Iceland.

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

These concrete domes were installed on an Icelandic bluff to honor a very specific musical tradion.

The summer tourists on these cliffs are thousands of seabirds.

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

The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.

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

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

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

A massive observation tower that features gorgeous views and unique architecture.

The world's largest second-hand graces a clock surrounded by constantly changing flower beds. 

A permanent exhibition honors Queen, which recorded seven albums at the casino-based studio, including “Under Pressure” with David Bowie.

The smallest museum in Basel, Switzerland, is a two-foot-by-two-foot window in the door of a 600-year-old house.

The World Wide Web was created in this nondescript corridor at CERN.

The bears of Bern have been a city highlight for over 500 years.

This colorful but controversial ceiling has been likened to a 21st-century Sistine Chapel.

Featuring a meatless buffet fit for kings, this family-owned Zurich eatery is considered the oldest vegetarian restaurant in the West.

This simple apartment may have inspired some of the most important theories in the history of science.

Swiss vineyards in a UNESCO heritage site.

Traversing steep Alpine slopes, this engineering marvel is one of the longest and highest funiculars in the world.

A cablecar-station-turned-revolving restaurant with 360-degree views of the Swiss skyline.

A breathtaking bridge that crosses a vast gorge over a river's torrents, and has a tale of a devil architect attached.