This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

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In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

These enlarged egg sculptures represent the native birds of eastern Iceland.

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

Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.

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.

This replica Viking village was created for a film that was never shot and is now open to visitors.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.

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

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