Leave it to Key West to drop a real-live drag queen instead of a ball to mark the arrival of the New Year.

These mysterious petroglyphs in Vermont reflect a troubled history in the treatment of Native American culture.

This tiny little pool is said to be home to a malicious mermaid named Jenny Greenteeth.

These haunting ruins belong to an ancient village that once had one hell of a view.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

This water-locked cliff face is covered in hundreds of ancient pictographs.

Since 1874, this macabre collection has developed into a museum devoted to Scotland Yard's mementos of dastardly deeds.

The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.

A hacienda that features all things uniquely Yucatán.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

The sign at the garden gate reads: "These Plants Can Kill."

The world is full of swimming holes, but few compare to Samoa’s idyllic To Sua ocean trench.

According to the local folklore, the myriad colors of this lake are the result of a lovelorn wizard's blunder.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

This Japanese-inspired labyrinth of hot springs is hidden in a Chilean forest.

This odd Chilean waterfall-cano hotel must be entered via a rope bridge.

America's largest viking stands in a Minnesota city that believes it was visited by the ancient nords.

During this Shetland Islands celebration, hundreds of torch-carrying "guizers" lead a procession to burn a viking longboat.

A preserved dragon's rib that remembers the legend of the founding of the city of Atessa.

Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.

A calico cat named Tama was the wildly popular Super Station Master at this train stop in southeast Japan.

An Indian forest is being single-handedly planted after its creator was inspired by a slither of dead snakes.