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
Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.
Reykjavik, Iceland
This Viking-inspired miniature golf course features a pirate ship and views of Icelandic landscapes.
Reykjavik, Iceland
The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.
Reykjavik, Iceland
This aromatherapy shop and mini-museum cofounded by the Sigur Rós frontman documents Icelandic history through scents.
Ridgedale, Missouri
If there's another drive-through golf-cart bar in a bat-filled cave on top of a mountain, we don't know about it.
Cruden Bay, Scotland
The remains of a grand castle that may have inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula.
Bangor, Maine
This 1.5 million-gallon water tower inspired Stephen King while he was writing "It."
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The dishes at this restaurant by The Sioux Chef celebrate indigenous heritage.
Fairbanks, Alaska
North America's first frozen mummified remains of an ice age steppe bison, the 36,000 year-old mummy named "Blue Babe."
Boston, Massachusetts
The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.
Boston, Massachusetts
In the 19th century, this was the center of Boston's Black community.
Boston, Massachusetts
Museum dedicated to awful artwork.
Detroit, Michigan
Inside the Wayne County airport is an amazing collection of lights and sounds.
Detroit, Michigan
Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.
Detroit, Michigan
The world's oldest operating jazz club has been in operation since May 1934.
Detroit, Michigan
To truly appreciate Detroit's landmark skyscraper, you have to step inside.
Detroit, Michigan
Once a bastion of its community, this gothic cathedral now stands as a haunting ruin.
Wallace, Idaho
A mining town, now abandoned, was built in a canyon so narrow that the railroad ran right through the hotel lobby.
Fort Macleod, Alberta
Historic site where Native American hunters once trapped and killed buffalo.
Taupō, New Zealand
Eat your Big Mac in a DC-3.
Porto, Portugal
This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.
Roswell, New Mexico
This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.
Wayne, Alberta
To get to or from this Canadian ghost town, you'll need to cross 11 single-lane bridges.
Wayne, Alberta
This ghost-town bar has bullet holes and plenty of stories lurking within its walls.