Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

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

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

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

The oldest (maybe) swimming pool in Iceland is a stunning oasis built into the side of a lush hill.

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.

This wrecked airplane has been sitting on a black sand beach since the 1970s.

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

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.

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

Massachusetts memorial to murder victim Elizabeth Short near the spot where she was born.

This supermarket is suspended 25 feet above an interstate highway.

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

In 1958, an MIT fraternity pledge laid down on this bridge and instituted a new, unique unit of measurement.

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

Whimsical cookie-themed plaques mark the birthplace of the Fig Newton.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

Beautiful steampunk ghosts of early Massachusetts.

From bench to vandalism to art, this silly prank seat was funny enough to become permanent.

This statue of the great Argentinian car driver is located near a famous curve of the Monaco Grand Prix.

Within the former ghost town of Cisco is a carefully restored tiny town with one resident and its own art residency.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.