Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

The oldest restaurant in Portland serves fiery coffee cocktails and an astounding amount of turkey.

The first Icelander to hold the position of governor.

This boat represents the promise of undiscovered territory, a dream of hope, and progress and freedom for Iceland.

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

In a small Japanese garden off a busy Denver street, a memorial to a brave, principled politician.

A mural and a few historical markers commemorate Denver's once-thriving Chinatown, which was obliterated in a racist riot.

A focal point of in Denver’s skyline for over a century, inspired by a Venetian basilica.

Overlooking the Colorado Convention Center is this giant sculpture made from thousands of triangles.

This 28-foot-tall milk can contains one of the most whimsical ice cream parlors in town.

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

The fictional star of "Breaking Bad" is memorialized with a real-life gravestone in his hometown.

At this museum in Iceland, visitors can sample fermented Greenland shark.

The first woman to become a member of the parliament of Iceland.

This verdant, tree-lined Reykjavik graveyard is both enchanting and eerie.

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

This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.

Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.

A Beaux-Arts triumph rises from decades of decay to become the heart of a new innovation district.

One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.

Reproductions of nine banned oil paintings coyly hidden behind a curtain in a New Mexico conference room.

A defensive structure built during the Hundred Years War has remained useful in one way or another for nearly 700 years.

A set of medieval stained-glass windows tell the gruesome story of a Viking siege.