A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.

The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

Its sunny hues are believed to have inspired the town's color palette.

Beach instrument turned bed and breakfast.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

On an island south of Iceland, a large volcanic rock formation resembles an elephant.

Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.

A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.

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

In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.

Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.

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 elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

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

The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.

Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.

It's big, it's a ball, and it's made of twine—the world's largest of its kind.

Oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.

This set of rickety spaceships are prepared to give alien travelers a place to relax and go to the bathroom.