A Sri Lankan tea factory's ironic take on the Los Angeles landmark.

The heroic tale of a remarkable pup who refused to leave her master's side, no matter what.

Two towns are linked by an engineering marvel masquerading as a boring suspension bridge.

The ancient mosaics here are considered among the finest in the world, and serve as a stunning record of Greco-Roman daily life.

The UK's largest private house was the subject of a long-lasting political dispute.

This former sewage pumping station is now a fascinating museum.

Its impressive still-working beam engine is a thing of beauty for engineering history fans.

The view that inspired the scenes of Dracula's first landing in England.

The bombed out remains of the old church were kept intact next to the new one, as a reminder of the futility of war.

This historic textile mill has been repurposed as a shopping outlet, which houses a textile museum that celebrates its industrial past.

The world's first successful water-powered cotton mill paved the way for the factories of the British Industrial Revolution.

Polish luminaries and masterful folk art find sanctuary in this unique cemetery.

A rotting air force base is now home to rare birds and scarce plants.

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

This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.

The world's tallest bridge is also possibly the most elegant.

Iceland's largest geothermal mud pool is a little bit haunted and a little bit dangerous.

This five-foot-tall bronze bird is a memorial to a species that was hunted out of existence.

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

The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.

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

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.

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