The oldest bookstore in Iceland.

Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.

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

A winding, blood-red tunnel of hardened lava navigable by foot.

Learn about Iceland's hidden folk at this school dedicated to the study of elves.

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

Accessible only by train, the beauty of Agawa Canyon Wilderness Park is worth the journey.

This natural sea cave hides a small wonderland of natural turquoise beauty.

City law dictates that this mountaintop cathedral containing the heart of a saint is to remain the tallest building in town.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

A century-old network of freight tunnels underneath the city's historic business district.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.

A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.