In Faroese legend, this sinister horse-shaped beast lures unsuspecting passersby only to drown them in the lake.

This remote island village was in danger of depopulating completely until a tunnel was built to connect it to the rest of the world .

A bit of the Berlin Wall was gifted to the Icelandic capital to commemorate the 25th anniversary of German reunification.

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

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

This verdant, tree-lined Reykjavik graveyard is both enchanting and eerie.

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

A popular Icelandic children's story comes to life inside this cave.

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

This grand stone tower was dedicated to a famed American humorist almost by coincidence.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

Victorian "Fancy Craft" Hair Wreaths and Relics.

Its columns were all carved from the same white oak tree.

A collection of more than 12,000 shoes, displayed in a building shaped like a shoebox.

This unusual structure may be on its way to becoming a cultural landmark in Toronto.

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

This small and serene place for quiet reflection on Staten Island was built in China based on the gardens of the Ming Dynasty.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

One of only two remaining Victorian-era greenhouses in New York.