Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

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

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

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

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

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

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

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

The oldest house of worship in Palm Beach has a wonderful tropical garden.

Japanese gardens dedicated to the Japanese farmer that refused to throw in the trowel.

An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

The scene of the largest surrender of Confederate troops at the end of the American Civil War.

This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.

Legend tells how a Spanish soldier disappeared from this isolated sentry box without a trace.