Places Edited by Gogostevie

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

An ancient Viking runestone hidden in plain view in Stockholm's old town.

The final resting place of the controversial chess champion.

A colorful square marks the heart of the city's LGBTQ community.

Icelandic folklore says this giant boulder was ripped from the mountains and placed at its current location, where it became home to elves.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

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

A golden plaque marks the site of the mysterious unsolved assassination of the former Swedish prime minister.

The iconic Chicago sculpture hides a beautiful and easily overlooked plaque on the backside.

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

Mai Tais and Navy Grog served up in one of the original tiki bars.

A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.

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

Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

Twisted girders are all that remain of an Icelandic bridge that was wiped out by a combination of volcanic heat and glacial floods.

In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.

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

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.