This 1854 courthouse along the Mississippi River has a storied history.

At this museum in Iceland, visitors can sample fermented Greenland shark.

The final resting place of the controversial chess champion.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

Twisted girders are all that remain of an Icelandic bridge that was wiped out by a combination of volcanic heat and glacial floods.

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

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

The only structure in a remote mountain pass, these colorful cubes are visible from miles away.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.

A real-life homage to the Rachel McAdams and Will Ferrell's fictional Eurovision musical duo.

A relatively obscure antihero from the Marvel Comics universe adorns a wall inside Iceland's main airport.

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

This aromatherapy shop and mini-museum cofounded by the Sigur Rós frontman documents Icelandic history through scents.

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.

This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.

Test your mettle against the hottest hot chicken in Nashville.

Fuel your honky-tonking with this venue's unbeatable “Recession Special.”

East Nashville's oldest dive bar will bring you back to life with animal-style bar fare.

Feast on award-winning birria tacos from a food truck inside this neon robo-tiki bar.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

The famous Beatle secretly visited this Illinois town several times to visit his sister.

A commemoration of over 150 of St. Louis's favorite sons and daughters.