Walrus skulls and narwhal bones were found here while excavating a 900-year old church.

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

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

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

A winding, blood-red tunnel of hardened lava navigable by foot.

A bit of the Berlin Wall was gifted to the Icelandic capital to commemorate the 25th anniversary of German reunification.

The exhibition explores the Icelandic city's Viking Age history.

The oldest church in Iceland is one of the few to feature ornate decoration.

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

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 foreboding building was the headquarters of the terrifying Spanish Inquisition in Mexico.

The remains of an Aztec school and various intriguing artifacts lie below a modern cultural center.

Founded by a Basque immigrant, Mexico City's oldest bakery has a history dating back to 1870.

The ruins of an ancient temple to the Aztec wind god discovered in the middle of a metro station.

On a cornerstone of the City Museum is the head of a monstrous serpent stolen from an Aztec pyramid 400 years ago.

Hidden for more than a century, the grave of the Conquistador remains forgotten behind these church walls.

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

Legend says this tiny ancient island is the lost ancestral homeland of the Aztecs.

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

Even in death, he's still your huckleberry.

This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.