Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

These murals have been brightening a Chicago beach for more than 30 years.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

A historic beacon built in the aftermath of the worst maritime disaster on the Great Lakes.

Roses and other fascinating flora fill this garden built to commemorate Britain's immortal Bard.

Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.

Iceland: home to volcanoes, waterfalls and, apparently, Santa?

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.

A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.

This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.

These ominous lava formations were said to be an entrance to the netherworld so of course they inspired a famous metal band.

This tumultuous Icelandic lava field looks so alien European researchers want to use it as a stand-in for Mars.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

This canyon is comprised of gorgeous waters and magnificent basalt columns.

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

These enlarged egg sculptures represent the native birds of eastern Iceland.

A giant red chair bolted to a rock on a remote mossy hillside in Iceland.

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.

This fairytale-like structure is the last turf church ever constructed in Iceland.

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

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.