The summer tourists on these cliffs are thousands of seabirds.

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

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.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

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

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

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

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

A popular winter vacation destination for migrating monarch butterflies.

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

A store that sells all manner of bones, insects, and animal curiosities.

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

An amazing collection of fantastic reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and insects.

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.