A 90-acre park on former landfill that hosts an annual kite festival.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.

This 19th century hydroelectric powerhouse was the first of its kind.

A huge collection of rocks, gems, and crystals.

The largest drain hole in the world.

Seven ceramic sculptures are scattered around this California college campus.

This museum boasts the ninth-largest collection of insects in North America.

Special tunnels built so that frogs won't be killed when crossing the highway.

I Street Bridge is the heaviest swinging center bridge in the United States.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

A tiny survivor of the Donner Party disaster.

The capitol city's oldest existing cemetery.

Puzzling...this tree looks like an assemblage of dismembered monkey limbs.

Pillars made of 700 pieces of luggage climb to the ceiling of Sacramento Airport's baggage claim.

Before it was abandoned and left to rust alongside the road, this riverboat starred in a John Wayne movie.

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

Outlaws, hot springs, and tragedy have all left their mark on this ancient road in the Icelandic highlands.

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

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

Iceland's "Smoky Valley" is a beautiful river that is shrouded in a constant cover of steam clouds.

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

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