Iceland
Krafla
This tumultuous Icelandic lava field looks so alien European researchers want to use it as a stand-in for Mars.
Places I've been
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Iceland
This tumultuous Icelandic lava field looks so alien European researchers want to use it as a stand-in for Mars.
Heimaey, Iceland
Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.
Venice, Italy
This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.
Prague, Czechia
The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.
Prague, Czechia
A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.
Prague, Czechia
Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.
Old Station, California
Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.
Montreal, Québec
A historic Montreal market that was the city's agricultural hub for over century.
Montreal, Québec
Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.
Québec City, Québec
This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.
Crater Lake, Oregon
A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.
Klamath Falls, Oregon
This strange hill on Old Fort Road where gravity works in reverse has been fascinating locals for years.
Wawa, Ontario
This giant roadside goose has been hailing travelers into a small Ontario town for over 50 years.
Ottawa, Ontario
Louise Bourgeois' 30-foot-tall steel spider sculpture.
Gimli, Manitoba
Icelandic settlement in Manitoba established in 1875.
Hamragarðar, Iceland
This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.
Crater Lake, Oregon
The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.
Iceland
The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.
Brighton, England
Half-drowned wooden stumps and stone blocks are all that remain of a Victorian landing that was destroyed by storms.
Brighton, England
The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.
London, England
After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.
London, England
Catacombs turned marketplace.
London, England
Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.
Koblenz, Germany
Every half hour the eye-rolling clock face sticks out its tongue to mock the good citizens of Koblenz.