A Wes Anderson-esque lighthouse that boasts magnificent coastal views.

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

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

Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.

Twisted girders are all that remain of an Icelandic bridge that was wiped out by a combination of volcanic heat and glacial floods.

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

A giant red chair bolted to a rock on a remote mossy hillside in Iceland.

This canyon is comprised of gorgeous waters and magnificent basalt columns.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.

In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

A replica of the decorated wooden pillars Viking sailors threw overboard when finding new places to establish a settlement.

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

Big gun installations, built over a massive cemetery, now abandoned & hidden in trees.

The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

One of the oldest reform schools in the United States, home to wayward boys such as Merle Haggard, now abandoned.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

Abandoned hotel with adjacent lake and golf course.

This impressive tunnel was dug entirely by hand over the course of 36 years.

This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.

The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.

Thousands of turbines whir at at the origin of North American wind power.