Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

This natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

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

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

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

The grave of Mary Nasson is shrouded by witchy legends.

A brightly colored natural bridge formed by mineral-rich hot springs high up in the Andes.

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

On the highest peak in the Harz Mountains, science and the occult faced off in a failed attempt to turn a goat into a boy.

It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.

The medieval institution is home to the precious treasure stolen in World War II in one of the greatest art thefts of the 20th century.

The world's tallest church tower reveals a spectacular view to anyone up to the task of climbing the daunting staircase.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

A living antique aviation museum in the historic town of Red Hook, New York.

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

Known as one of the most climbed mountains in the world, this barren peak is permanently bald thanks to an anti-wolf fire.

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.

A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.