Iceland
Skeiðará Bridge Monument
Twisted girders are all that remain of an Icelandic bridge that was wiped out by a combination of volcanic heat and glacial floods.
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Iceland
Twisted girders are all that remain of an Icelandic bridge that was wiped out by a combination of volcanic heat and glacial floods.
Vik, Iceland
Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.
Iceland
Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.
Hamragarðar, Iceland
This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.
Iceland
If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.
Reykjavik, Iceland
One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.
Thingvellir, Iceland
The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.
Thingvellir, Iceland
This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.
Iceland
This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.
Hveragerði, Iceland
Iceland's "Smoky Valley" is a beautiful river that is shrouded in a constant cover of steam clouds.
Iceland
The final resting place of the controversial chess champion.
Duns, Scotland
The beloved war-time celebrity spent time in the area before retiring to the Edinburgh Zoo.
Houghton le Spring, England
The nearly 200-year-old folly has a secret spiral staircase hidden in one of its pillars.
Cramlington, England
A million and a half tons of earth were used to create one of the world's largest land sculptures.
Bushmills, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.
Alnwick, England
This restaurant was removed from the famed sister ship of the Titanic and placed within a hotel.
Alnwick, England
This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.
Glenfinnan, Scotland
Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.
Glenfinnan, Scotland
A close look reveals that the Scottish monument is just slightly off-kilter.
Kerry, Ireland
An Irish town has built a statue to a silent film actor simply thanks to the holidays he once spent there.
Ballintoy, Northern Ireland
This short bridge is the only thing connecting a tiny Irish island to the mainland.
Ballymoney, Northern Ireland
The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
The ship built to ferry passengers and goods to the doomed Titanic is now the last remaining White Star Line vessel.