This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

A restaurant devoted to "trouser grip" wrestling, an ancient form of Viking wrestling that is Iceland's national sport.

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

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

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

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

The exhibition explores the Icelandic city's Viking Age history.

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

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.

The oldest Jewish cemetery in Europe survived Hitler's Germany.

This Luxembourg cave is covered in cryptic looking marks left by mining activity.

This noble mash-up in eastern Luxembourg is part Medieval, part Renaissance, all castle.

This small island was the first National Wildlife Refuge ever created in the United States.

This small museum concentrates on the juicy history of orange production in Florida.

The Cadillac Ranch for monster truck aficionados.

A monument celebrating the Black soldiers of the 9th and 10th Cavalry.

This recently restored timepiece has stood all around Kansas City.

Inside houses a vast collection of military aircraft and missiles spanning the ages.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.

So many migrating birds roost on the bridge, it has a special summer speed limit.

The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.