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

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

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

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

Site of a classic 19th-century physics experiment to prove the earth is rotating.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.

This giant green head remembers one of America's jazz giants.

A piece of John the Baptist in the American heartland.

Curious rock formations in a tiny Kansas state park.

This abandoned prison castle has become an imposing gallery of graffiti art.

A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.

The world's largest collection of fine-scale miniatures and one the nation's largest collections of antique toys.

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

The biggest drug trafficking passage between Mexico and the U.S.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.