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Genesis of modern hydroelectric power.

Learn about the last river many crossed to find freedom from slavery in the United States.

Western New York's largest independent bookstore doubles as a historical repository of all things Niagara Falls.

One of many reminders of Tesla's scientific contributions overlooks the falls which inspired him.

Toxic waste disaster that founded the Superfund program.

A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.

The medieval ferry service has been going strong since the 14th century.

Iceland's first pagan temple in 1,000 years is underway in Reykjavík.

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.

Eerie ruins of an abandoned medieval fishing village crumble atop an unforgiving stretch of earth.

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

Puffin enthusiasts flock to Europe's largest seabird cliff, which over one million birds call home.

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

This mountain fissure hides a secret path to a secluded mossy grotto within the rock itself.

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

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

A trio of hidden hot tubs takes advantage of Iceland's natural geothermal vents.

This wrecked airplane has been sitting on a black sand beach since the 1970s.

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

Surrounded by ash fields in Iceland, an impossibly verdant valley looks like something out of a fairytale.

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

The Icelandic Sea Monster Museum explores the area's history of aquatic cryptid sightings.

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.