The exhibition explores the Icelandic city's Viking Age history.

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

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

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

One Greenland town turned itself into an open air sculpture gallery with the help of a series of traditional stone artworks.

No longer the only, but definitely the oldest, fountain in Greenland.

In a country where driving from one town to another is literally impossible, this small stretch of gravel is a remarkable feat.

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

Glacial erratic or man-made dolmen? It probably wasn't druids.

The life-size bronze statue commemorates the ride of 16-year-old American Revolutionary War hero.

The largest Buddha statue in the Western Hemisphere is just 50 miles north of NYC.

Reclaimed by nature, the ruins of Doodletown, New York are remnants of a town consumed by a state park.

This high-perched pachyderm marks the memory of not one, but two elephants gunned down in small New England towns.

The poet's been ambling through these New York woods since 1940.

The Brigadier General was so afraid of being buried alive that he had a buzzer installed in his mausoleum, just in case he woke up.

West Point’s only monument to a woman veteran stands above an empty grave.