This Brazilian town built by Freemasons is full of colonial Masonic architecture and symbolic imagery.

This massive Brazilian church is built like an angular, technicolor pyramid left by Mayans from the future.

Since the 1700s, this old barrel has acted as a post box that relies on the kindness of travelers.

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

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

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

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.

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

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

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

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

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

This natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.

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.

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

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

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

The mastermind behind this palatial hotel perished on the Titanic weeks before its grand opening.

These locks on North America’s oldest canal are named after a porcine rock formation.

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

A celebration of Colombia’s premier contemporary artist.

Towering high above the neighborhood of La Candelaria, the church is easily recognizable by its distinctive red-and-white striped facade.

Pilgrims each carried a brick to the top of Mount Monserrate to help build this historic sanctuary in Colombia.