This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.

A Wes Anderson-esque lighthouse that boasts magnificent coastal views.

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

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

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

A relatively obscure antihero from the Marvel Comics universe adorns a wall inside Iceland's main airport.

Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.

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

Along this wire fence, travelers have been leaving a particular memento since 2012.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

The bullet-riddled wall from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, bloodstains enhanced for your viewing pleasure.

This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.

This hollowed salt dome is the largest oil storage facility in the world, hoarding 250 million barrels of crude oil.

A decaying concrete oil tanker served as a disposal location for bootleg hootch.

A private collection of massive steel monsters guarding a Texas pipe works.

Artist James Turrell's ode to dawn and dusk on the campus of Rice University.

A health museum containing a 27’’½-foot intestine.

A historic, century-old house plopped along the perimeter of Houston's ballpark.

The largest underground pedestrian tunnel system in the U.S. mostly caters to the people working in the offices above, but provides a great, air-conditioned way to traverse the city.

At the "Garage Mahal" in Houston, car culture is about more than just driving.

Beer lover's can-covered house.

The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.