The World Wide Web was created in this nondescript corridor at CERN.

The headquarters of one of the world’s longest-running humor magazines bears a noticeable resemblance to a head wearing a Prussian helmet.

Football field-sized microalgae production tanks on the Hawaiian coast create a stunning view from space.

This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

These ominous lava formations were said to be an entrance to the netherworld so of course they inspired a famous metal band.

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

This hobbit-y little hot spring may be the oldest spring used by humans in all of Iceland.

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

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.

Largest private bird collection in Iceland, formed from a tragic accident.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

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

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

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

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

This industrial area was the dumping ground for massive amounts of trash, some of which washes up as tiny bits of sea glass.