A stone marker commemorating the first time sound was transmitted over wires.

The first woman in the United States to get a driver's license is buried here.

This bronze sculpture was inspired by a photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife embracing after he won the Nobel Peace Prize.

Created by a local artist, these quirky sculptures each have their own names and personalities.

A mysterious suspended hand greets unsuspecting visitors at the Tower of London.

The biggest apple in all of New England stands 10 feet tall and weighs over 1,000 pounds.

This mill played a key role in the region’s development and it is just one of ten along the east coast of the United States.

Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.

Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.

Scattered around Atlanta are little doors with big charm.

A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

This riverfront statue honors the inventor of the first video games ever sold.

A memorial dedicated to victims of the Irish Potato Famine who perished while quarantined on this island.

This monument to one of the largest science fiction games of all time bears the names of hundreds of thousands of players.

The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.

One of the oldest family businesses in Reykjavík serves lamb-based hot dogs.

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

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

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

This fairytale-like structure is the last turf church ever constructed in Iceland.

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.

This natural rock formation features seemingly unnatural vertical ridges that have been blamed on elves.