Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.

The final resting place of the controversial chess champion.

This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.

A tribute to the successful role of the Keflavik Naval Air Station in the defense of Iceland, United States and NATO Alliance.

The only structure in a remote mountain pass, these colorful cubes are visible from miles away.

A real-life homage to the Rachel McAdams and Will Ferrell's fictional Eurovision musical duo.

What was once believed to be a church floor turned out to be the artwork of geology.

This excellent museum recreates the boom days of the herring rush in the "Atlantic Klondike."

Dozens of large, brightly-colored paintings adorn the walls of the "street art capital of Iceland."

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

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

This elderly couple's hand-picked collection of rare gems is one of the finest in all of Iceland.

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

An Icelandic island full of diving birds and legend.

Iceland: home to volcanoes, waterfalls and, apparently, Santa?

This canyon is comprised of gorgeous waters and magnificent basalt columns.

A giant red chair bolted to a rock on a remote mossy hillside in Iceland.

These concrete domes were installed on an Icelandic bluff to honor a very specific musical tradion.

A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.

An isolated, rusty phone booth commemorates Iceland's first international telegraph cable.

The oldest church in Iceland is one of the few to feature ornate decoration.