Statue commemorating the use of ether in anesthesia.

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

This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.

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

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.

Inside this Icelandic greenhouse, geothermal energy keeps tomatoes warm and growing.

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

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

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

A terrace reminiscent of Rome's Spanish Steps is tucked away in a little park in Washington, D.C.

Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.

Sip a cappuccino in the historic cafe that introduced them to the United States.

Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

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

A curious friendship between two inanimate ladies.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

A traditional American farmhouse plopped in the middle of a Piccadilly courtyard.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

Order a salt beef-loaded beigel at any hour of the day or night at this East End institution.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.