Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

This verdant, tree-lined Reykjavik graveyard is both enchanting and eerie.

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

A bit of the Berlin Wall was gifted to the Icelandic capital to commemorate the 25th anniversary of German reunification.

In the northernmost city in the world, it's illegal to be buried because it’s too cold for bodies to decompose.

The world's northernmost brewery uses water from a 2,000-year-old glacier to create its beer.

Cold storage for agricultural biodiversity.

These circular ruins are all that remain of a 17th-century Arctic whaling outpost.

Despite many attempts to finish this overpass, it has been abandoned since the 1970s.

This road winds through the steep coastal cliffside offering spectacular views for those who brave the drive.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

Nelson Mandela lived here with his family from 1946 until his arrest in 1962.

This "dead marsh" sits among the largest sand dunes in the world, a forest frozen in time.

Road signs in Namibia mark the location of one of the five major circles of latitude.

There is only one place in the world where the corners of four nations come together.

After sunset the heart of Zanzibar's historic Stone Town neighborhood transforms into a culinary playground.

Sitting atop a rock on Michamvi Pingwe beach, this restaurant becomes its own island at high tide.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

This unassuming tree stump reportedly traces its roots to the famous pharaoh queen's reign.

The massive cave church of Cairo's Zabbaleen community is one of the largest Christian churches in the Middle East.

Slum Settlement Filled With Mountains of Garbage.

In Egypt's expanding metro area, many of the neighbors are dead.

The deadliest diving spot in the world is also a stunning geological marvel.