A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

On any given day this sprawling market houses literally tons of government-regulated gold, gems, and precious metals.

A preposterously luxurious hotel with gold-plated iPads, Rolls Royce chauffeurs, and a staff that trains by watching "Downton Abbey."

This artificial archipelago was supposed to resemble a map of the world.

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

One of Amsterdam's narrowest houses is located right across the canal from its widest.

The former headquarters of history's oldest megacorporation.

Europe's official "zero-level," the equator of elevation.

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.

This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.

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

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

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

Yo, Adrian!

This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.

A convincing little bit of ancient Egypt smack dab in Richmond, Virginia.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

The last remaining 19th-century tenement from Boston's old West End neighborhood.

Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.