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

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

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

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

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

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

A Google software engineer's Easter egg led to what may be the world's most unusual saved screenshot.

An unusual building on a "desolate hill" features the works of an Icelandic sculptor.

A monument dedicated to the civil uprisings that took place during the Pots and Pans Revolution.

One of the oldest family businesses in Reykjavík serves lamb-based hot dogs.

This monument to one of the largest science fiction games of all time bears the names of hundreds of thousands of players.

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

This verdant, tree-lined Reykjavik graveyard is both enchanting and eerie.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

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

The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

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

A Route 66 filling station that was designed to resemble the Hagia Sophia, and is now the symbol of an arts district.

A ceramic-tiled room at the Seelbach Hotel said to have secret tunnels used by Al Capone and a crowd that helped inspire F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby.'

This 1.5 million-gallon water tower inspired Stephen King while he was writing "It."

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

This saltwater swimming pool, which is the last of its kind in the United States, is slowly crumbling within sight of multiple high-end beachside hotels.

A striking eight-story-high obelisk perched on a coastal California cliff.