Reykjavik, Iceland
Álfaskólinn (Elf School)
Learn about Iceland's hidden folk at this school dedicated to the study of elves.
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Reykjavik, Iceland
Learn about Iceland's hidden folk at this school dedicated to the study of elves.
Reykjavik, Iceland
Iceland's first pagan temple in 1,000 years is underway in Reykjavík.
Reykjavik, Iceland
This verdant, tree-lined Reykjavik graveyard is both enchanting and eerie.
Reykjavik, Iceland
This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.
Reykjavik, Iceland
An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.
Reykjavik, Iceland
The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.
Iceland
This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.
Húsafell, Iceland
Travel deep inside of Europe's second largest glacier in the world's largest man-made ice cave.
London, England
This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.
Saint Simons Island, Georgia
The remnants of the fortress that saved Georgia from the Spanish still stand guard on their swampy island.
Brunswick, Georgia
This monument claims to display the first pot used to cook a famed Southern stew.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.
Radcliff, Kentucky
This world record holding pocketknife is so large that it has to be operated by a crane.
New Orleans, Louisiana
In 1810, free people of color made up more of New Orleans's population than any other Southern city.
Maysville, Kentucky
This small museum is kept in a house that was integral to the genesis of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Peebles, Ohio
The largest earthwork effigy in the world.
Johnson City, Tennessee
This bottle-shaped monument pays tribute to the Appalachian drink that changed the pace of human life.
West Chester, Ohio
The former broadcast site has been reimagined as a museum about the medium.
Sharonville, Ohio
A free park where visitors can learn about and collect 440 million-year-old fossils.
Huntington, West Virginia
Step back in time to explore 19th-century Appalachian life, from blacksmiths to Model Ts.
Marietta, Ohio
At the center of this cemetery stands a 2,000-year-old burial mound of the Adena culture.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This museum inside Amsterdam's largest cemetery explores how people deal with death.
Marietta, Ohio
What started as a display of antique hearses has grown into a museum exploring the history of the funeral industry.
Thurmond, West Virginia
Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.