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

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

In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.

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

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

These ominous lava formations were said to be an entrance to the netherworld so of course they inspired a famous metal band.

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

This natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.

This wrecked airplane has been sitting on a black sand beach since the 1970s.

Twisted girders are all that remain of an Icelandic bridge that was wiped out by a combination of volcanic heat and glacial floods.

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

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.

In 1986, Keith Haring was arrested for painting this anti-drug mural on a Harlem handball court.

South Philadelphia is home to Keith Haring's only surviving in situ collaborative public mural.

Golden and naked, the figure that was once the highest point in New York is all that remains of the second Madison Square Garden.

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