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 former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

One woman's lifelong collection is on display in this unassuming house on an Icelandic fjord.

This bridge made famous in a novel and on-screen wasn't actually built over the river Kwai.

An imperial fortress city that incorporated cultural elements from the entire Mughal empire, only to be abandoned the year it was finished.

The bugs crawling down the front of this office building are almost as big as a '68 VW Beetle.

An authentic replica of an Asian temple and garden hidden amongst the natural beauty of Hawai'i.

This museum tells the story of lake dwellers from 4000 BC to 850 BC, replete with stilt houses and goats.

An enormous and lavish Gothic church in Czechia.

The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.

The 1936 Summer Olympics site is a crumbling remnant of sportsmanship and a history its host country would like to forget.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

A medieval replica of King Arthur's legendary table, the Round Table hanging in Winchester Castle was decorated by Henry VIII.

Time has stopped at the house where Gandhi died.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.