This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.

Books bound in human skin and H. P. Lovecraft's letters are among a few of the treasures this library has to offer.

This blue behemoth of a bear is a colorful homage to Brown University's mascot.

Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.

Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.

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

The site of the one of the most deadly train wrecks in American history.

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

At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.

The middle finger of modernity.

In Florence's great Duomo, a 26 foot fresco honors a mercenary famous for attacking Florence.

A simple Colonial home with a past haunted by death and madness.

This headstone marks the grave of an 11-year-old boy killed during clashes in the streets over the boycotting of British goods.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

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

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

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

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

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

A vintage video game wonderland in downtown Reykjavik.

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

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

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

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.