Twisted girders are all that remain of an Icelandic bridge that was wiped out by a combination of volcanic heat and glacial floods.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

This tumultuous Icelandic lava field looks so alien European researchers want to use it as a stand-in for Mars.

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.

These ominous lava formations were said to be an entrance to the netherworld so of course they inspired a famous metal band.

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

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

Akureyri is home to an oversized can of one of Iceland's favourite beers.

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

One of the world's largest collections of pharmaceutical artifacts.

A secret hatch containing two parchments was discovered in this statue over 40 years after its installation.

This historic recreationist school churns out warriors that may very well have had a fighting chance in Rome's pits of the day.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

This Roman arch marks the location of an ancient gate at one of the Seven Hills of Rome.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

Not truly a ship nor a building, the Navy's first and last "landship" is now abandoned due to clerical issues.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.