One of the oldest of its kind.

Featuring the the longest lift span of any vertical-lift bridge in the world.

This small New York museum examines Chinese history from its origins right up to its arrival in the city.

On a clear day, you can see all the way to the Virgin Islands from the top of this observation tower built in the 1960s.

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

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

A formerly glacier-tipped volcano that inspired none other than Jules Verne.

Europe’s most powerful hot spring supplies the surrounding region with hot water.

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

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

A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.

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

These enlarged egg sculptures represent the native birds of eastern Iceland.

This fairytale-like structure is the last turf church ever constructed in Iceland.

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

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

Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

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

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

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

This oceanside Reykjavik spot is speckled with recycled sculptures and large stones.

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.