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

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

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.

This lonesome Monterey cypress has survived centuries of wind, salt, and at least one attempt at arson.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

A stack of stones steeped in Irish folklore, much like the hero they're connected to, hide in plain sight.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

Iceland's "Smoky Valley" is a beautiful river that is shrouded in a constant cover of steam clouds.

A giant red chair bolted to a rock on a remote mossy hillside in Iceland.

The only structure in a remote mountain pass, these colorful cubes are visible from miles away.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

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

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

These ominous lava formations were said to be an entrance to the netherworld so of course they inspired a famous metal band.

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

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

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

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

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

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

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