Rediscovered after a century, the father of the American Navy was reinterred in something dredged up from Davy Jones’ locker.

An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.

An astounding collection of medical specimens, including bits of President Lincoln.

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

Entire apothecaries are on display at this Lisbon museum, which explores the history of medicine.

One of the smallest bookstores on the planet.

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

A constellation of golden cobblestones shows the names of local children born under a full moon.

Florentine Renaissance style building in Switzerland, home to the world's largest taxidermy Great White Shark.

One of the longest wooden benches in the world snakes around Geneva's Treille Promenade.

The exhibition explores the Icelandic city's Viking Age history.

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

A bit of the Berlin Wall was gifted to the Icelandic capital to commemorate the 25th anniversary of German reunification.

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

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

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

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