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

The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.

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

The facade of this relic from the Klondike gold rush is decorated with over 8,800 pieces of driftwood.

This historic collection of Native Alaskan artifacts was resurrected through a partnership between the WPA and tribal artisans.

A classic gold rush hotel can be expected to pick up some ghosts along the way, and the Golden North is no exception.

Campus tradition says couples who walk beneath this enormous oak will stay together forever.

Carvings in Turkey's Marble Road may have directed ancient Romans to a hidden brothel.

Giant marble phalluses on the sacred island of antiquity.

This mystical orb covered in strange symbols is thought to have been used in ancient Greek magical rituals.

Museum celebrating the ocean, with the largest wunderkammer dedicated to sea exploration.

Step inside the first house designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, considered to be one of the first Art Nouveau buildings.

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

Hans Christian Andersen for the postmodern world.

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

Two Ming Dynasty lion statues guard the entrance to the journalism school.

Travel deep inside of Europe's second largest glacier in the world's largest man-made ice cave.

The tragic reality of a town riddled with rumors of haunts, chemical spills, and serial killers.

Stockholm's tiniest statue is of a small boy looking at the Moon.

It is said that each of the white stones in the red facade of this medieval house represents the head of a murdered Swedish noble.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

A reconstructed farm shows what life was like in Norway 1,500 years ago.

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.