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

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.

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

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

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

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

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

A pier that used to act as a busy ferry dock is now a decaying favorite of local fisherman and urban artists.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.