Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.

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

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

This natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.

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

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

Puffin enthusiasts flock to Europe's largest seabird cliff, which over one million birds call home.

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

The entire length of the border is marked by a 20-foot-wide slash through the trees.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

A computer bug so primitive it was an actual insect.

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.