This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

This exaggerated sculpture resembles a well known feature of Vancouver:

Military artifacts from the Salvadoran Civil War are displayed in this small but notable museum.

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

The Hveragerði fissure runs through this unassuming shopping center.

A restaurant devoted to "trouser grip" wrestling, an ancient form of Viking wrestling that is Iceland's national sport.

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

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

Stolen goods adorn the organ at Old North Church.

This iconic 1958 tower welcomes air travelers to Tucson with neon-lit letters and architectural style.

Red sandstone structures dominate this landscape, which has been inhabited for some 5,000 years.

The remains of what was the most important religious complex in coastal Peru for over a millennium.

One of Amsterdam's narrowest houses is located right across the canal from its widest.

A stunning architectural yet functional feat, towering over Oslo.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.