The legacies of two historic Black American institutions live on in this unassuming brick building.

A local dive where religious kitsch, Southern identity, and queer culture collide.

The first integrated firehouse in Atlanta houses a museum on the history of desegregation in the city's fire department.

A tiny village church in dramatic surroundings.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

A formerly glacier-tipped volcano that inspired none other than Jules Verne.

This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.

A relatively obscure antihero from the Marvel Comics universe adorns a wall inside Iceland's main airport.

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

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

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

This boat represents the promise of undiscovered territory, a dream of hope, and progress and freedom for Iceland.

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

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 natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.

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

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

Walk in the footsteps of the famed astronaut at Purdue University.

An Illinois prairie preserve where the real show begins after sunset.

This small-town park in southern Illinois has a 1,000,000-gallon swimming pool and a 100,000-barrel oil well.

The park that the Chicago Stockyards built.

Take a trip back in time at this retro cinema dating back to 1954.

Thousands of hats, pens, and pencils, hanging inside the walls of a former church.