Once the foundation for a mansion, these ruins now offer amazing panoramic coastal views.

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

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

It's big, it's a ball, and it's made of twine—the world's largest of its kind.

Over 600 acres of idyllic open grassland honor Nebraska’s georgic storyteller.

Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

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

A relatively obscure antihero from the Marvel Comics universe adorns a wall inside Iceland's main airport.

Iceland's largest geothermal mud pool is a little bit haunted and a little bit dangerous.

Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.

This five-foot-tall bronze bird is a memorial to a species that was hunted out of existence.

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

The summer tourists on these cliffs are thousands of seabirds.

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

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 fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

Each time a baby is born in Ghent, these streetlights flash in silent celebration.

This narrow Ghent alleyway is an officially sanctioned street art tunnel.

Where the first "expert riders, willing to risk death daily" for the Pony Express were recruited.

The fastest mail service in the west is tracked and memorialized along this 1,400 mile trail.

The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.

On the edge of grassland in northeastern Colorado, these rock formations are some of the few remnants of a high plain that has eroded away over millions of years.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.