Vik, Iceland
Reynisdrangar
Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.
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Vik, Iceland
Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.
Hamragarðar, Iceland
This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.
Iceland
If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.
Reykjavik, Iceland
An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.
Portland, Oregon
No two pieces are exactly the same at Portland's hippo-themed hardware store.
Walcott, Iowa
The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.
Carlinville, Illinois
Built in 1869, this now-retired structure looks more like a medieval fortress than a county lock-up.
Amarillo, Texas
A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.
Monticello, Utah
Oddly shaped rock formation, misassociated with a nearby utopian community.
Bryce, Utah
Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."
Springdale, Utah
The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.
Charleston, South Carolina
South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.
Memphis, Tennessee
Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.
Montreal, Québec
From lefty Jewish gathering site to hip cultural site in just 80 years.
Teec Nos Pos, Utah
The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.
Holbrook, Arizona
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
Stockholm, Sweden
It is said that each of the white stones in the red facade of this medieval house represents the head of a murdered Swedish noble.
Stockholm, Sweden
It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.
Helsinki, Finland
This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.
Tallinn, Estonia
Estonia's largest creative city is a vibrant bohemian hub located within a former industrial complex.
Malmö, Sweden
This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.
Valletta, Malta
A centuries-old forgotten underworld lies beneath Malta.