A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

One of just a few cities in the world to base their center of government on an island. Others: Paris and Osaka.

A swimming hole in the historic industrial quarry that supplied the marble for the Baltimore Washington Monument.

Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.

This simple convenience store sits on the location where the Ouija board was named—and has a plaque to prove it.

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

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.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

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.

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

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

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

A brick-paved former section of the historic coast-to-coast highway.

These experimental weapons brought World War II to Nebraska as well as 26 other U.S. states.