Near the summit of Mount Washington, a stone monument remembers a life lost to one of the mountain's infamous storms.

Mural fragments and various sculptures honor the longtime artist.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

This chapel on a cliff is renowned for its healing powers and was founded on the site of a supposed divine intervention.

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

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

Outlaws, hot springs, and tragedy have all left their mark on this ancient road in the Icelandic highlands.

Displaced highlanders would take shelter from the wet Scottish climate under the large walled bridge at Glasgow Central Station.

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

Yo, Adrian!

Instruments, apparatus, and rare books all relating to chemistry and its related sciences.

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

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

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

The only surviving building of historic West Boylston, which was flooded to create the Wachusett Reservoir.

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

A monument to the Mohawk people stands along an old Native American trade route.

A castle on a hill once named "the most beautiful high school in Massachusetts."

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

A formerly abandoned mental institute, now back in business.

The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.

This 19th-century Hamptons windmill was once home to modernist painter Agnes Pelton.

A former poultry store that looks like a giant duck and is one of the "seven wonders" of Long Island.

An unrealized dream to wirelessly electrify the entire Earth.