This hobbit-y little hot spring may be the oldest spring used by humans in all of Iceland.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

These ominous lava formations were said to be an entrance to the netherworld so of course they inspired a famous metal band.

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

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

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

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

This tumultuous Icelandic lava field looks so alien European researchers want to use it as a stand-in for Mars.

The 25th President's marble casket can be visited in this classical Ohio tomb.

Memorials and tributes scattered across the university grounds remember a famous national tragedy of the Nixon era.

The world's tallest doric column is this Ohio monument to a naval victory in the War of 1812.

Superfans of The Shawshank Redemption can take a driving tour of most of the films real locations.

The spectacular collection of one of the world's best woodcarvers.

The heroic sled dog of the 1925 serum run is preserved in taxidermy.

Deep scars on the earth left by the Ice Age.

Built for television, this statue now serves as an unlikely memorial to a fireman who died on 9/11.

A charming museum of natural history featuring dioramas and exhibits made entirely by college students.

A decidedly out of place statue memorializes the Blues Brothers characters at this water bottling plant.

This museum on a college campus pays tribute to the Arctic and to two explorer alumni.

A precariously balanced rock perches on the edge of a cliff created tens of thousands of years ago by glacial erosion.

Stone monument honoring a town founder has a witch-boot shaped stain and a curse to go with it.

The first bridge observation tower in the U.S. offers one of the best views of Maine.

Turns out you can see the world without ever leaving Maine.