Talula the swan has been welcoming visitors to Elk Rapids, Michigan, for more than four decades.

On the shores of Lake Kalamazoo, a plaque marks a fictional event where an island nation ran aground.

Part taxidermy workshop, part natural history museum this Michigan destination shows off its dead animals and helps you mount your own.

The grandiose interior of this bar speaks to its past as home to famous jewelers and railway offices.

A wacky two-story folk-art assemblage of carved and found objects, with lights, motion, and sound now in need of financial support.

The city is full of whimsical portals to another world.

A lavender labyrinth so large it’s visible on Google Earth.

A retiree's challenge to build an outdoor wonderland out of trash.

A Swiss man built this airstrip for aliens because a UFO captain telepathically told him to.

A brightly colored natural bridge formed by mineral-rich hot springs high up in the Andes.

An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.

The development of this cliffside waterpark is representative of Mexico's history of co-op tourism developments.

One of the most remote lodges in the Amazon offers rare wildlife encounters and undisturbed views of the Peruvian rainforest.

A mysterious pre-Incan ruin believed to have miraculous healing powers.

A market for witches is hidden within a train station.

This scalding hot river was thought to be a myth until one geoscientist made it his quest to study the mystical waters.

The ruins of a grand theater destroyed during the most powerful seismic catastrophe ever recorded.

This lake’s emerald green waters are a spectacular sight, but it’s not a great place for a swim.

The author of Alice in Wonderland spent his final years at this whimsical Victorian home.

This unique creation was used to house and wash sheep prior to shearing.

A Reformation-era fiery figurehead once denoted this location as a print shop.

This cathedral's stained-glass patchwork of psychedelic colors and shapes was put in place long before the swinging 60s.

Tourists who rely on a transit map to find the iconic Beatles location often end up in a far-off neighborhood.

The story behind this uniquely-shaped tower involves ancient empires, local legends, and new words.