One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.

This cafe offers a curated collection of treats and tipples made by monks and nuns.

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

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

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

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

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

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

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

Two whaling vessels that were sunk by an anti-whaling organization in 1986 now sit on the shore of this beautiful fjord.

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

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

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

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

A geothermal paradise with bubbling mud pools and bright blue hot springs.

A replica of the decorated wooden pillars Viking sailors threw overboard when finding new places to establish a settlement.

The Hveragerði fissure runs through this unassuming shopping center.

The final resting place of the controversial chess champion.

The oldest hall in Iceland was written of in the Sagas and features a centuries-old escape tunnel.

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

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.

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.