The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

Hundreds of personalized inscribed planks make up this historic boardwalk.

This delicate museum is devoted to the art and industry that once supported Cape Cod's oldest town.

A monument to the love people have for their pets.

Earliest version of the American flag can be seen atop the hill where it first flew.

This tower commemorates the spot where George Washington hoisted the Grand Union flag.

This excellent museum recreates the boom days of the herring rush in the "Atlantic Klondike."

An unusual building on a "desolate hill" features the works of an Icelandic sculptor.

This museum explores how a 1973 volcanic eruption forever changed this small Icelandic island.

What was once believed to be a church floor turned out to be the artwork of geology.

This former farm In northern Iceland is now a museum, where visitors can tour beautifully-preserved turf houses.

One woman's lifelong collection is on display in this unassuming house on an Icelandic fjord.

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

A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.

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

This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.

An Icelandic island full of diving birds and legend.

A fantastic reconstruction of a 10th-century Viking longhouse.

These enlarged egg sculptures represent the native birds of eastern Iceland.

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

The bright red stripes streaking across the rocks are the star feature at this Icelandic waterfall.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

These ominous lava formations were said to be an entrance to the netherworld so of course they inspired a famous metal band.