The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

This rare example of Vancouver's Victorian past was the home of one of the city's first bookbinders.

Made of granite, this is a symbol of the Inuit peoples near water that expresses abundance.

This exaggerated sculpture resembles a well known feature of Vancouver:

A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.

This quirky piece of naval artillery has been deafening Canadians for over a century.

What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.

This Art Deco masterpiece has stood in for some of the most famous buildings in comic book history.

A high point in Vancouver kitsch.

A Lovecraftian altar of nightmarish bronze chairs sits ominously on a boardwalk in Puerto Vallarta.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

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

Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

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

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

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

A monument dedicated to the civil uprisings that took place during the Pots and Pans Revolution.

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.