This Costa Rican chapel is the most metal church in the world, literally.

The lynching and burial site of America's first train robbers.

Now in disrepair, this 19th century station was a stop on of the famed B&O Railroad.

The largest earthwork effigy in the world.

An abandoned relic of the city's failed experiment with below ground transit.

A museum that houses the world's largest collection of ventriloquism dummies.

Rabbit Hash is a heaping slice of Americana from another era, with a very peculiar origin behind its unusual name.

Loyal fans of one television's most famous painters still come to pay their respects.

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

Europe’s most powerful hot spring supplies the surrounding region with hot water.

Iceland: home to volcanoes, waterfalls and, apparently, Santa?

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.

The oldest bookstore in Iceland.

The oldest hall in Iceland was written of in the Sagas and features a centuries-old escape tunnel.

Climbing Iceland's highest peak on the rim of the Oræfajökull volcano.

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.

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

This fairytale-like structure is the last turf church ever constructed in Iceland.

This hobbit-y little hot spring may be the oldest spring used by humans in all of Iceland.

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

Established in 1937, the oldest candy shop in New York City boasts a rainbow-colored inventory that would make Willy Wonka envious.

Shop the world's largest number of ice cream flavors, ranging from delightful to downright bizarre.

Established over a thousand years ago, this family-run teahouse continues to serve skewers of sweet rice cake to this day.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.