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

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

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.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

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

A Route 66 filling station that was designed to resemble the Hagia Sophia, and is now the symbol of an arts district.

A ceramic-tiled room at the Seelbach Hotel said to have secret tunnels used by Al Capone and a crowd that helped inspire F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby.'

This 1.5 million-gallon water tower inspired Stephen King while he was writing "It."

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

This saltwater swimming pool, which is the last of its kind in the United States, is slowly crumbling within sight of multiple high-end beachside hotels.

A striking eight-story-high obelisk perched on a coastal California cliff.

Inspired by a piece of concrete, these three pyramid-shaped buildings have been beloved Indianapolis landmarks for over 50 years.

A towering, steel behemoth that has graced the skyline of Lakeland, Florida since the early 1980s.

A quirky mishmash of Route 66 memorabilia and other throwbacks from the past.

This former factory has deep ties to rubber production in Akron.

This town at the north edge of Myrtle Beach holds a wealth of Black history.

The imprints of astronaut Charles Duke’s moon boots live on at Myrtle Beach’s official South Carolina Hall of Fame.

This historic fort spans more the 300 years.

These dramatic cola-colored falls have appeared in a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and a song by Sufjan Stevens.

The early 20th-century home features cutting-edge technology of the day, such as ammonia refrigeration and needle showers.

A church now sits over the site of one of the worst urban disasters of early 19th-century America.

A tribute to a hometown hero and surfing legend.

The walls of the statehouse tell the story of Ohio’s prehistoric past.