Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.

This 1,700-pound edible sculpture is way better than your average chocolate mousse.

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

Calidum et Deliciose Succosum!

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

This aromatherapy shop and mini-museum cofounded by the Sigur Rós frontman documents Icelandic history through scents.

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

The first woman to become a member of the parliament of Iceland.

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

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

A monument dedicated to the civil uprisings that took place during the Pots and Pans Revolution.

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

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

A favorite with sightseers and locals alike, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.

Stay overnight in the world's most sleekly designed rabbit hole, free of charge.

A lone tower rises above the cliffs in a city park, offering fantastic views of the Connecticut landscape.

Hidden behind a Target are pillows of cooled lava that formed at the bottom of a deep lake in the Mesozoic Era.

The ruins of a cotton mill that was burned in the Civil War are still hidden in a Georgia forest.

Constructed in 1676, this stone memorial is believed to be the oldest veteran's memorial in the United States.

This plaque is dedicated to one-half of the Magliozzi brothers and their hit radio show, 'Car Talk.'

Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.

Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.

A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.

This semi-spooky remnant of an abandoned hotel provides fantastic views.