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

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

The oldest church in Iceland is one of the few to feature ornate decoration.

This urban oasis is a marvelous meld of music and landscape architecture.

This impressive working clock made of 16,000 plants changes its flowers twice a year.

This "Palace of Purification" has made many film appearances as a dark and sinister headquarters.

A memorial to the tens of thousands of Irish who fled to North America during the Great Famine.

The Incredible Hulk, Yoda, Mulder and Scully, and many many others watch over the mean streets of Toronto.

The Victorian-era greenhouse is stuffed with tropical plants, and open 365 days a year.

The nude sculpture on this fountain shocked conservative townsfolk when it was first unveiled, but not as much as the dead body found in it decades later.

A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.

Willy Wonka would love this weird half-a-home.

An island off the coast of South Australia is home to the last purebred Ligurian bees.

This mineral lake known for its healing powers is so buoyant it's been dubbed the "Dead Sea of Canada."

Louise Bourgeois' 30-foot-tall steel spider sculpture.

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

A sprawling Victorian farm that has been surrounded by a capital city is one of Canada's greatest treasures.

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

This colorful creation wasn't always a welcome part of Toronto's Moccasin Trail Park.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.