Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.

Dozens of large-scale, creative, evocative curios from prominent artists dot the calm outdoor space around this major museum.

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.

This legendary urban waterfall creates a dazzling display of rainbows.

This museum explores the grim reality of life in the earliest British colonies in America.

The Pennsylvania shopping center was once the setting for the 1978 film, "Dawn of the Dead."

This impressive scene portrays the elusive forest giraffe of Central Africa.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

Home of a 28-foot tall stalagmite known as the War Club.

Here be dragons.

Found down a long dirt road, a sacred Mexican cenote and 18th-century hacienda remain hidden.

Ancient ruins hidden underneath a modern luxury hotel.

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.

A treasure trove of Renaissance-era funerary art in a Roman church built on top of Nero's grave.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

This sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.

After being lost for decades, this striking mural depicting the atomic bomb covers the wall of a busy Tokyo metro station.

A museum dedicated to the history of Tokyo's often-overlooked working-class district.