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

An unusual building on a "desolate hill" features the works of an Icelandic sculptor.

This verdant, tree-lined Reykjavik graveyard is both enchanting and eerie.

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

This aromatherapy shop and mini-museum cofounded by the Sigur Rós frontman documents Icelandic history through scents.

The exhibition explores the Icelandic city's Viking Age history.

The first woman to become a member of the parliament of Iceland.

A monument dedicated to the civil uprisings that took place during the Pots and Pans Revolution.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

One of the oldest family businesses in Reykjavík serves lamb-based hot dogs.

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

The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.

This monument to one of the largest science fiction games of all time bears the names of hundreds of thousands of players.

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

A vintage video game wonderland in downtown Reykjavik.

Though many were skeptical at first, these animal-specific routes across the Trans-Canada Highway have been a major conservation success.

This tiny square mile of Canadian sand was once considered the world's smallest desert.

This decommissioned DC-3 now forever points into the oncoming wind.

Home to a full cast of the largest woolly mammoth ever recovered in North America. 

When the big city meets the edge of the frontier, log skyscrapers are born.

A spoke-tacular artwork constructed from recycled bicycle rims.

The large fjord lake is thought to be the home of "Ogopogo," a giant sea serpent.