This aromatherapy shop and mini-museum cofounded by the Sigur Rós frontman documents Icelandic history through scents.

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

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

The unusual burial monument of Arizona's first governor.

The first permanent memorial to a unique secret weapon of World War II.

A Norman-style castle, 1850s Irish cottage, and cultural center in the heart of Phoenix.

In the middle of a busy airport, a statue honoring the astronaut who told Houston that Apollo 13 had a problem.

Come for the giant taxidermy lion, stay for the knick knacks at this Minneapolis curiosity shop.

A warehouse for all of your architectural details.

An architecturally-focused antique shop.

A butcher shop in Minneapolis has all the meats and cheeses you’d expect from any of its kind—except that all the products are vegan.

Enter the Forest of the Elves.

Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.

This engineering marvel is the longest bridge in Canada and one of the longest spans in the world.

Go inside the house that inspired L. M. Montgomery to create one of literature's most beloved heroines.

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

Originally conceived as part of a proposed Arizona State Capitol building in the 1950s, this structure built in 2004 stands as a monument to the architect's legacy.

Over 120,000 curious objects that have shaped our modern world.

12,000 sq. ft. museum tracing erotic art from antiquity to modern times.

Marvel at the excessive luxury of the ousted Ukrainian president's former estate.

The last planned Soviet city was built for the former residents of Prypiat after the Chornobyl disaster.

This derelict superstructure was a very important warning system for the Soviet military.

The dining hall that nourishes workers in Chornobyl's Exclusion Zone is also open to visitors.