This Delaware River bridge is emblazoned with a catty slogan from a more prosperous time.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.

Anna Anderson spent most of her life claiming to be the lost Romanov child Anastasia.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

In 1869, Swiss and German immigrants settled in this small town in the mountains of West Virginia.

This collection of several museums includes one of the oldest structures in Iceland.

This former farm In northern Iceland is now a museum, where visitors can tour beautifully-preserved turf houses.

A black sand beach where glacial fragments wash ashore and look like sparkling diamonds.

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

Akureyri is home to an oversized can of one of Iceland's favourite beers.

Cairns built to bring travelers good luck stretch across the land like miniature stone mountains.

Icelandic folklore says this giant boulder was ripped from the mountains and placed at its current location, where it became home to elves.

Inside this Icelandic greenhouse, geothermal energy keeps tomatoes warm and growing.

Inside this museum, visitors venture through ghost stories entrenched in Icelandic folklore.

Two volcanic lakes in an enormous crater formed in a prehistoric eruption.

Puffin enthusiasts flock to Europe's largest seabird cliff, which over one million birds call home.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.

One of the earliest and best-preserved buildings in Charles County, Maryland.

The only public swimming pool in Baltimore open to Black Americans during segregation is now a permanent memorial art exhibit.

Built in the 1850s, this church was of the first five churches constructed in Harper's Ferry.

This shale formation along the Appalachian Trail once inspired the third president of the United States.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.