A World War II gun battery sits at the easternmost point of North America.

The tiny airport in remote Newfoundland that inspired a hit musical is also a modernist architectural gem.

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

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

This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.

The massive cave church of Cairo's Zabbaleen community is one of the largest Christian churches in the Middle East.

An ancient instrument used to measure the waters of the Nile so Egyptian farmers would know whether to expect famine or flood.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

The largest known Ancient Egyptian obelisk.

A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.

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

Cairns built to bring travelers good luck stretch across the land like miniature stone mountains.

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

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.

A massive bur oak tree believed to be some 500 years old is the centerpiece of this quiet urban greenspace.

The bugs crawling down the front of this office building are almost as big as a '68 VW Beetle.

Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.

This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.

A museum devoted to the victims and the survivors of the most catastrophic fire in American history.

Beautiful scenery, history, science, and physics come together in this remnant of shipping lore.

The world's only bushplane museum captures the spirit of the early planes and pilots and their contributions to northern life in Canada.

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.