This boat represents the promise of undiscovered territory, a dream of hope, and progress and freedom for Iceland.

A Wes Anderson-esque lighthouse that boasts magnificent coastal views.

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

A formerly glacier-tipped volcano that inspired none other than Jules Verne.

This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

A vast floating ceiling ripples above the terminal like the waves of the Red Sea meeting the surrounding desert.

Inside this 3,500-year-old tomb are remarkable ancient Egyptian paintings of African wildlife.

The ancient village known as Set Maat, or the 'Place of Truth,' located on this site served as a hub for intellectual and artistic endeavors.

To commemorate a century of gold mining, this Australian city built a monument that features a replica of a 150-pound gold nugget found there in 1858.

Impressively shaped, perfectly balanced boulders perched on the edge of a sea-cliff.

The most easterly point on mainland Australia offers dramatic ocean views.

From a distance, this statue of an eagle looks like a giant chicken on a stick.

Let these towering termite-building structures tell you where to go.

Kakadu National Park is known for its stunning beauty and its rock art, which represents the longest historical records of any continuous civilization on Earth.

The name for this waterfall was derived from the Aboriginal word used to describe a rainforest vine.

Home to the oldest operating roller coaster in the Southern Hemisphere.

A 19th-century perch for spotting sailing ships now boasts one of the most iconic views in the Southern Hemisphere.

After much poking and prodding, this island is decidedly not a magnetic anomaly, but it sure is pretty.

WWI hospital ship lost in a cyclone turns up on the coast of Fraser Island, where she remains rusted and forgotten.

A self-funded cemetery with a long list of inhabitants.

Clusters of huge boulders in the Australian Outback.

This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.

Nine limestone rock stacks on Australia's "Shipwreck Coast."