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Iceland's "Smoky Valley" is a beautiful river that is shrouded in a constant cover of steam clouds.

This modern monument to pagan belief looks like it was transported straight from ancient times.

Museum dedicated to awful artwork.

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

The New England cabin where an infamous British occultist conducted experiments in "magick".

Stumps of an Ice Age forest, visible only at low tide.

A 150-square-foot masterpiece of American landscape art is the crown jewel of this library and art gallery in Vermont.

The Vermont square that inspired Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery."

The "original web site," this farm in Northern Vermont encourages orb-weaver spiders to build their daily webs, and then sells the preserved masterpieces.

This 38-drawer structure claims the superlative title, but it isn't the world's only giant filing cabinet.

Grapes be damned, this distillery makes wine from apples, blueberries, cranberries, and more.

New England's tallest light house stands on an island with a history of cannibalism and death.

The grave of Mary Nasson is shrouded by witchy legends.

Tucked away in downtown Westerly is America's first shark history museum.

A museum dedicated to Nantucket's legacy as the "graveyard of the Atlantic."

This stimulating sex toy museum is sure to arouse the interest of its visitors.

A historic custom house with ties to George Washington is now a shrine to local nautical history.

Everyone's favorite neighbor is remembered fondly in this small-town church.

This Boston medical museum features the skull of the famous medical case of Phineas Gage.

The world’s only museum dedicated to baked beans.

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

The oldest steel ship in Iceland has been beached for years and is now a rusting ruin.

Travel deep inside of Europe's second largest glacier in the world's largest man-made ice cave.

Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.