Dedicated to the writer who immortalized the use of the poppy as a symbol of remembrance of those who died in wars.

The remains of a paranoid inventor's hidden workshop lie in beautiful ruins amidst a Canadian park.

Despite the name, the waters of this Canadian lake are actually blue-green in color.

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

Originally envisioned by King Ludwig II to rival Versailles, Herrenchiemsee's "New Palace" remains half-gilded for lack of funds.

The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.

At this museum in Iceland, visitors can sample fermented Greenland shark.

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

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

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

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

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.

A 16th-century fountain marks the site of a lost medieval cemetery once filled with mass graves.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

Louise Bourgeois' 30-foot-tall steel spider sculpture.

Now a public art piece, this curious metal feature originally advertised a tinsmith's services.

The mastermind behind this palatial hotel perished on the Titanic weeks before its grand opening.

The metal truss bridge served as the sole entry point to an "isolation island" for smallpox outbreaks throughout the 1870s and early 1940s.

This inexpensive lodging house was once a prison notorious for its inhumane practices.

These prehistoric replicas were based on actual skeletal remains.

This illuminated sign was the first of its kind in Canada and remains a vestige of the Atomic Age.

A sprawling Victorian farm that has been surrounded by a capital city is one of Canada's greatest treasures.

These locks on North America’s oldest canal are named after a porcine rock formation.