This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

Sculptor Antony Gormley used chaos theory and fractal growth to design his tallest creation.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

This seaside Italian village doesn't just look Escher-esque, it actually inspired the mind-bending artist.

Beautiful views and Roman-style statues on the Italian coast.

The oldest hall in Iceland was written of in the Sagas and features a centuries-old escape tunnel.

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

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

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

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

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

This sculpture of a fisherman spent six years at the bottom of the Schuylkill River.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

Yo, Adrian!

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

This half-ton piece of the Alps sits at the base of the CN Tower.

This whimsical fountain pays tribute to Toronto's four-legged friends.