Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.

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

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

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

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

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

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

This fairytale-like structure is the last turf church ever constructed in Iceland.

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 black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.

Travel deep inside of Europe's second largest glacier in the world's largest man-made ice cave.

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

An unfinished rail tunnel that has since been used to house cheese and bats.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

A shoreline exhibit describing the disastrous first attempt by the French to colonize North America.

This nature mural exists to protect the surrounding environment and its own canvas from destruction.

The remains of a large iron mill that once stood in the remote woods of northern Maine.

Accessible only by boat, this centuries-old island fort never saw troops or combat.

The second-oldest garden cemetery in the U.S. was also a college brainstorm spot of Stephen King.

This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.

Built for television, this statue now serves as an unlikely memorial to a fireman who died on 9/11.

Now abandoned, the first public health hospital in the U.S. saw more than one million immigrants from around the world.