A relatively obscure antihero from the Marvel Comics universe adorns a wall inside Iceland's main airport.

It appears as if a man is standing behind this giant airport clock, painting the hands in real time.

An 11th-century runestone decorates the halls of Terminal 2 of this Scandinavian travel hub.

These artifacts were discovered during the construction of the airport, with some dating back to the Neolithic period.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

From this scenic rockface, you can still see the paths Western pioneers followed.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

This is the last hand-cranked chain ferry of its kind in operation in the United States.

A tiny village church in dramatic surroundings.

An institution dedicated to the towering buildings that make up skylines in New York City and around the world.

Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

Everyone from Mark Twain to Teddy Roosevelt has a pipe hanging from the walls of this historic chophouse.

A unique sculpture calls the outside of this steakhouse home.

Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.

A lonely beacon, precariously perched atop a remote sliver of rock.

A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

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

The ghostly remains of what was once the world's richest copper mine.

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).