Salford, England
Salford Lads' Club
This historic club for wayward boys has shaped some of the biggest names in music almost as much as they have shaped it.
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Salford, England
This historic club for wayward boys has shaped some of the biggest names in music almost as much as they have shaped it.
Manchester, England
These lovely Turkish-styled baths were brought back to life after winning a reality show competition.
Manchester, England
Have a seat with the father of modern computing at this Manchester monument.
Manchester, England
A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.
Thingvellir, Iceland
The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.
Reykjavik, Iceland
This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.
Iceland
A formerly glacier-tipped volcano that inspired none other than Jules Verne.
Reykjavik, Iceland
This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.
Iceland
This wrecked airplane has been sitting on a black sand beach since the 1970s.
Iceland
If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.
Iceland
This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.
Reykjavik, Iceland
One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.
Mecca, California
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
Inyo County, California
A massive hydrovolcanic explosion left a half-mile wide crater in Death Valley.
Inyo County, California
An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.
California
The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.
San Bernardino, California
The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'
Culver City, California
A modern day curiosity cabinet.
San Francisco, California
Only hotel where you can legally launder money.
Yosemite National Park, California
The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.
Astoria, Oregon
A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.
Government Camp, Oregon
Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.
Cannon Beach, Oregon
A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.
Government Camp, Oregon
You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.