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

A tiny collection of traditional Japanese woodblock prints, open only when the owner feels like it.

A collection of fanzines, recordings, and documents detailing the rise and influence of the feminist punk movement.

This sprawling farm was once a Cold War-era hideaway for the nation's top diplomats.

The first AIDS memorial chapel in San Francisco and one of only a few in the U.S.

Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.

A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.

These lush botanical gardens employ the most purrfect pest control force.

This permanent exhibition celebrates the finest of our heartless automatons both real and fictional.

A painfully obvious spy house sits right across the street from the Russian Embassy.

This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

This dig site outside D.C. is known for its exceptionally high density of baby dinosaur fossils and dinosaur eggs.

This unique historical monument features large concrete spheres designed to resemble fallen stars.

This unacceptably tall building was the real reason for Washington, D.C.'s skyscraper ban.

A rotating cast of guys and dolls in front of a Washington, D.C. building.

Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.

With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.

Art from the latest counter-culture; kids who dye their hair blue and believe the future will be a post-apocalyptic water world.

A whimsical, but often overlooked clock in Park Avenue.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.