Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

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

On a former island, this old fortification once used to protect the Boston Area and started Edgar Allan Poe in his military career.

Europe's oldest still-operational tea farm also boasts a spectacular view.

Legend has it the lovelorn tears of a princess and a shepherd boy formed the blue and green twin lakes in the Azores archipelago.

This abandoned five-star hotel is now a five-star urban exploration destination.

A 19th-century mansion houses the largest collection of gin in the European Union.

Palestinian-style savory breads and fine patisserie are served with a generous side of hospitality.

A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.

This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.

Performers, intricate sets, and a real speakeasy tell the story of the 18th Amendment.

A once-groundbreaking power plant turned into a hotel and mini-museum of archeological and geological wonders.

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

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

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

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

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

A war memorial that appears to ascend from its forested setting.

Driftwood dinosaurs lurk within trees covered in a rainbow array of avian abodes.

A gardener's enduring labor of love is spread throughout a small Vermont town.

This tower pays homage to a legendary Viking fort established in Massachusetts that never really existed.

This castle constructed in 1928 was crafted from drawings of Lismore Castle in Ireland.

These beautiful garden buildings are among the oldest surviving greenhouses in the United States.