Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.

An extraordinary collection of scientific instruments - and Einstein's chalkboard - inside the world's oldest purpose built museum building.

Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.

Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.

Rich with fauna and flora, nature-lovers can walk across the sea at this UNESCO World Heritage spot.

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

Europe’s most powerful hot spring supplies the surrounding region with hot water.

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

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

Inside this Icelandic greenhouse, geothermal energy keeps tomatoes warm and growing.

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

A black sand beach where glacial fragments wash ashore and look like sparkling diamonds.

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

17th-century merchants in Bristol nailed their deals by placing money on these pedestals.

It houses a menagerie of wondrous taxidermy specimens from around the world, including the remains of a famous gorilla.

Ornamented with "Bristol Diamonds," this exotic shell grotto is considered to be the finest surviving example from the eighteenth century.

The Bristol Camera Obscura housed in an ancient windmill.

A local museum honors the overlooked discoveries of Mary Anning, one of the first professional fossil hunters.

Cliffs full of fossils at the portal to England's Jurassic Coast.

Flaming barrels of tar race through these village streets on Bonfire Night, a tradition that dates back centuries.

Standing atop Wellington Hill is the world's tallest three-sided obelisk.