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

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

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.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels scores of people have died on its slopes.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

The magic's in the hole!

This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.

This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.

This nearly endless university hallway is home to a unique sunset known as "MIThenge."

Memorial to a beloved puppeteer as well as all street performers.

This cemetery served as the only official burial grounds in Cambridge for nearly 200 years.

This tiny, painted door at the base of a tree stump has been a fixture of the Harvard University campus for decades.

Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.

Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

This Taiwanese promontory is covered in otherworldly hoodoo formations.

Once a prosperous mining village, this tiny Taiwanese town is now overrun with cute cats.

Memorial to the father of the Republic of China.

Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.