This scenic Icelandic lava flow is named for a pair of Berserkers who were murdered, according to a famous Saga.

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

The oldest steel ship in Iceland has been beached for years and is now a rusting ruin.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

The oldest (maybe) swimming pool in Iceland is a stunning oasis built into the side of a lush hill.

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

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

Twice a day, the water of the Petitcodiac River flows upstream in a surfable wave.

The highest point in Tennessee, Clingmans Dome bears witness to the ravages of one type of insect.

One of many reminders of Tesla's scientific contributions overlooks the falls which inspired him.

This abandoned nuclear cooling tower casts a shadow over a bucolic town.

This building contains handprints that are well over a century old.

The art studio of an early 20th-century painter, hidden amid the Great Smoky Mountains.

In one of America’s oldest mountain ranges, a long-awaited section of a scenic highway is now open to the public.

This defunct, fortress-like prison has been the setting for several movies.

When Motown musicians came to Nashville in the 1960s they stayed at this historic record-pressing company because hotels wouldn't host them.

A recreation of the doomed ocean liner in the middle of the Smoky Mountains.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

This engineering marvel is the longest bridge in Canada and one of the longest spans in the world.

The tomb of Increase Mather and his son Cotton, influential colonial ministers obsessed with the occult.

This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.

Memorial of the Salem witchcraft hysteria in the town of Danvers, where it all began.

Built more as a work of art than living quarters, this cottage has withstood the test of time.

This Canadian monument to the man who invented the telephone allows visitors to get up close and personal with the artifacts of his life.