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

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.

This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

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

This fairytale-like structure is the last turf church ever constructed in Iceland.

This natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.

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

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

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

The so-called "Father of Las Vegas" had the city's first telephone installed in his office in 1907.

A homage to the King at the hotel where he revived his career.

Fans of vintage Vegas, kitsch, and toy pony-based gambling now flock to a casino called The D.

An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.

The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.

A piece of the iconic wall found an unlikely new home in a Vegas bathroom.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

The neon signs from Las Vegas' past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.