Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

The site of the largest mass execution in Rhode Island history, haunted by the ghosts of hanged pirates.

The first transatlantic wireless signal was received at this 17th-century fort.

The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.

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 natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.

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

The behemoth beasts engaged in an epic battle is the second-tallest statue in the contiguous United States.

Once a strategically imperative naval base, portions of this Bermuda dock complex now serve cruise ships.

The final resting place for Bermuda's British military, including a man who died of sunstroke.

The world's smallest drawbridge.

In Bermuda, this formal naval residence has become a go-to for cliff-jumpers and hikers.

Where a rare geological phenomenon created a section of rock that resembles a checkerboard.

Storms, funding, and in-fighting have kept this Bermuda church from ever being completed.

A tropical paradise once home to space exploration and military installations.

The world's first and only escalator for lazy bicycles and their daunted riders.