Heimaey, Iceland
World's Largest Puffin Colony
Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.
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Heimaey, Iceland
Volcanic Island of Heimaey
A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.
Heimaey, Iceland
Eldheimar Museum
This museum explores how a 1973 volcanic eruption forever changed this small Icelandic island.
Vik, Iceland
Reynisdrangar
Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.
Saint Lunaire-Griquet, Newfoundland and Labrador
L'Anse Aux Meadows
An ancient Viking village in North America that predates Columbus by 500 years.
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Marathon of Hope Mile 0
Where a young athlete began his run across Canada after losing his right leg to cancer.
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Signal Hill
The first transatlantic wireless signal was received at this 17th-century fort.
Springfield, Illinois
Thomas Rees Memorial Carillon
One of the largest carillons in the world, this giant instrument has 67 cast-iron bells played by a keyboard.
