This half-finished "city of toys" was almost Italy's own Las Vegas.

Shiny Brutalist box commemorates a pioneer of electricity and houses a railway transformer.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

Artists and musicians now rule over this former rail station.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

Abstract dinosaur models in London.

The remains of Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851.

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.

A vast overgrown cemetery, once known as one of London's "Magnificent Seven."

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

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.

A formerly glacier-tipped volcano that inspired none other than Jules Verne.

Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

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.

The neighborhood church casts a breast-shaped shadow that locals have come to call the “two o’clock titty.”

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

This Bordeaux parking garage has 712 indoor spaces, and one outdoor.

Lady Liberty's original designer installed a little clone in this French fountain.

The world's largest reflecting pool is just two centimeters deep.