A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.

The summer tourists on these cliffs are thousands of seabirds.

A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.

Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.

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

On an island south of Iceland, a large volcanic rock formation resembles an elephant.

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.

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

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

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

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

An eccentric inventor's castle home with its own indoor weather system.

This one-block alleyway is stuffed with street art that is colorful, cultural, and intensely political.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

This modern antique shop is a museum for 1980's Saturday morning cartoon culture.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.

The final resting place of an unidentified revolutionary soldier sits behind a Virginia church.