A town whose main resource was blue asbestos... what could possibly go wrong?

A self-funded cemetery with a long list of inhabitants.

An unphotographable nightly march of tens of thousands of "fairy penguins" from sea to shore.

White cockroaches and other cave species occupy this massive series of lava tubes.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

Living fossils in this remote Australian bay provide a glimpse of what Earth may have looked like 3.5 billion years ago.

This massive water spout has been luring visitors for hundreds of years, some to their death.

This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.

Nine limestone rock stacks on Australia's "Shipwreck Coast."

Microscopic fossils suggest Australia may be the birthplace of sulphur-based life forms.

A clear example of the process of erosion in action.

This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.

A stone face watches over the river.

An amazing collection of sculptures and art.

A museum within a museum, devoted to history's most questionable medical devices.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.

Secret hideaway for an alternative beach experience.

The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

Hub of Scandinavian culture in a Minneapolis deli.

A Borgesian work of art that may blur the line between fiction and reality a little too convincingly.