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.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.

Thanks to a spelling mistake this bizarre beaver-tiger hybrid became the symbol of a Siberian town.

Deep in the Guatemalan jungle stands an ancient pyramid that once marked the reign of a king.

This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.

A focal point of the Cuban government, this city square features one of the most iconic images in the country.

A Cuban artist reclaimed his impoverished neighborhood as a dreamy folk art kingdom.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.

This concert pavilion on the shore of the Great Salt Lake has been destroyed by fire, water, and disinterest but keeps coming back.

A towering tribute to decisiveness stands on the spot where Brigham Young and his followers decided that this must be the place.

A hidden garden of stones engraved with scriptures, a Joseph Smith Sphinx, all carved by one man.

Visitors to this library are in for a real-world education in modernist architecture.