Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

The first venue constructed as a music venue in Iceland

This verdant, tree-lined Reykjavik graveyard is both enchanting and eerie.

The brainchild of Eleanor Roosevelt, her "Little Village" was a collectivist dream.

This university transit system is a 1970's vision of the future.

The actor best known for slapstick comedy is memorialized in his home town.

The highest point in Maryland is only accessible by hiking through another state.

This claimant to the title of "smallest church in the 48 states" doubles as an equally tiny, quasi-post office.

The penultimate and final resting places of British General Edward Braddock—minus a few bits and pieces.

The top of a giant mesa, just outside of Amarillo, appears to float in the sky above.

The highest point in Oklahoma used to be a lawless outlaw's paradise.

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

On the edge of grassland in northeastern Colorado, these rock formations are some of the few remnants of a high plain that has eroded away over millions of years.

Roaming bison and a spectacular view at the highest point in Nebraska.

You can stand in three U.S. states at once.

This unassuming layer of clay boasts an out-of-this-world origin story.

One of the Eight Wonders of Kansas and the first official National Natural Monument these stark formations look like nature's Stonehenge.

Once an ancient sea, this landscape of rocky ravines is filled with the fossils of ancient marine life.

America's first National Historic Landmark is a 100-foot tall obelisk and gravesite dedicated to the only casualty of the Lewis & Clark Expedition.

This 19th century Sioux City candy company is the home of the Twin Bing, a historic, chocolate-covered treat.

The highest point in Iowa, while not that impressive to mountain states, has earned its own monuments.

This 16-foot-diameter wooden coin has been standing in Iowa City since 2006.

A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.

This massive home was constructed by one of the greatest conservationists in Colorado history.