Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

One woman's lifelong collection is on display in this unassuming house on an Icelandic fjord.

A Wes Anderson-esque lighthouse that boasts magnificent coastal views.

This natural rock formation features seemingly unnatural vertical ridges that have been blamed on elves.

The summer tourists on these cliffs are thousands of seabirds.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

Cairns built to bring travelers good luck stretch across the land like miniature stone mountains.

Two volcanic lakes in an enormous crater formed in a prehistoric eruption.

The oldest church in Iceland is one of the few to feature ornate decoration.

This former farm In northern Iceland is now a museum, where visitors can tour beautifully-preserved turf houses.

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

The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

A very big rock just plopped down in the New England woods.

A relatively obscure antihero from the Marvel Comics universe adorns a wall inside Iceland's main airport.

A formerly glacier-tipped volcano that inspired none other than Jules Verne.

Dozens of large, brightly-colored paintings adorn the walls of the "street art capital of Iceland."

This scenic Icelandic lava flow is named for a pair of Berserkers who were murdered, according to a famous Saga.

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

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