Beating out all other concrete competitors, this massive garden feature's pointy hat has earned it a world record.

Next to Salt Lake City's Assembly Hall stands a tribute to some unlikely heroes of early Mormon settlers.

While there are no actual snakes in the history of this crooked road, there may be a number of dead horses.

This unassuimng grain elevator, commonly confused for a smokestack, helped inspire the modern architecture movement.

Originally built by the Works Progress Administration, this park was recently saved from demolition.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.

This monument to one of the largest science fiction games of all time bears the names of hundreds of thousands of players.

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

The exhibition explores the Icelandic city's Viking Age history.

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

A monument dedicated to the civil uprisings that took place during the Pots and Pans Revolution.

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

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

Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.

A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.

In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.

This tumultuous Icelandic lava field looks so alien European researchers want to use it as a stand-in for Mars.

This canyon is comprised of gorgeous waters and magnificent basalt columns.

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

This replica Viking village was created for a film that was never shot and is now open to visitors.