A ghost village sits atop a mountain within Jordan’s largest biosphere reserve.

This cascade of mineral-rich hot springs and waterfalls is an oasis in the Jordanian desert.

The most gigantic, swoony, intimidating trio of fingers in all of antiquity.

This abandoned, partly demolished building is now home to beautiful graffiti and murals.

Iceland's only steampunk shop imagines a retro-futuristic world that never was.

One of the most remarkable caves in all of Iceland was created by a once raging river of lava.

Once the site of a 12-century monastery, this tiny island is now home to only five permanent residents.

A world-class theater sits hidden in this remote town in West Iceland.

One woman's lifelong collection is on display in this unassuming house on an Icelandic fjord.

Inside this Icelandic greenhouse, geothermal energy keeps tomatoes warm and growing.

This oceanside Reykjavik spot is speckled with recycled sculptures and large stones.

A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.

This elderly couple's hand-picked collection of rare gems is one of the finest in all of Iceland.

This secluded Iceland farm holds the collected works of one rural sculptor's creations.

In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.

Iceland's first pagan temple in 1,000 years is underway in Reykjavík.

Icelandic folklore says this giant boulder was ripped from the mountains and placed at its current location, where it became home to elves.

These enlarged egg sculptures represent the native birds of eastern Iceland.

A giant red chair bolted to a rock on a remote mossy hillside in Iceland.

This rusting remnant of the local herring industry is being given a second life.

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

The Arctic Circle runs through this isolated spot north of Iceland.

A giant concrete orb in far north Iceland marks the ever-shifting boundary.

Two volcanic lakes in an enormous crater formed in a prehistoric eruption.