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

Wooden pavers represent a 17th-century barrier that gave Wall Street its name.

This boat represents the promise of undiscovered territory, a dream of hope, and progress and freedom for Iceland.

This unique Seattle structure was designed to be the greenest commercial building on the planet.

This now-protected stone circle is an archeological mystery and a stellar viewpoint.

Indiana’s oldest brick building was home to America's shortest-serving president.

A tiny village church in dramatic surroundings.

Texas’s first suspension bridge is still carrying people across the Brazos.

This Rodin sculpture in Cleveland bears the lasting marks of a 1970 bombing.

The only undammed section of the Columbia River in the United States has been preserved, ironically, by its proximity to the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.

Nuclear reactor created the plutonium used on Nagasaki.

A 1940s nuclear reactor built to produce plutonium for the Manhattan Project.

An extraordinary mixture of natural beauty and man-made phenomena.

The colonial home of Paul Revere during the American Revolution.

Right here, members of the Lewis and Clark expedition boiled ocean water to make salt.

Where Nor'easters go to die.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

A rugged hike leads to a breathtaking waterfall, once thought to be the tallest in Iceland.

What appears to be a wizard's lair in Milwaukee actually houses a massive water pipe.

Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.

This former tuberculosis treatment facility now stands at the center of a public park.

How did a massive marine arthropod find its way to landlocked Ohio?

The Ayo Rock Formations stand out on the island of Aruba as a unique arrangement of giant boulders with interesting crawl spaces to explore.

A complicated, forgotten beacon of hope for thousands of immigrants, "Canada's Emerald Isle" lies in ruin.