A replica of the decorated wooden pillars Viking sailors threw overboard when finding new places to establish a settlement.

This abandoned, partly demolished building is now home to beautiful graffiti and murals.

The Hveragerði fissure runs through this unassuming shopping center.

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

This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.

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

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The sounds of the world's largest fully functioning pipe organ dazzle shoppers at a Philadelphia Macy's.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

A psychedelic tribute to one of Georgia's most unique artistic visionaries, out of place and time in the heart of Atlanta.

One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

This fountain was commissioned by a mother grieving over her son's passing.

In 1911 this intersection was called "the heaviest corner in the South," an outlandish claim that only grew wilder over the years.

A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

After the oysters have been shucked, and the restaurant's been shuttered, the terrazzo sidewalk from the 1940s is all that remains.

A unique post-modern public space in the middle of the Warehouse District in New Orleans.

In 1857, the Mardi Gras parade tradition began at this intersection.

Striking images of New Orleans history, including colonizers, soldiers, Klansmen, scientists, sharecroppers, and more, are depicted in frescoes that line the walls of this transportation hub.

This 45-story tall abandoned skyscraper is the third tallest building in New Orleans and Lousiana.