Bronze statues honor the brave explorers who passed through this Antarctic gateway.

This urban stream flowing underneath Tasmania's capital city is also an unofficial gallery for street artists.

A small museum dedicated to taking the taboo out of all things related to poo.

This controversial museum includes such detested exhibits as a chocolate suicide bomber and fecal-smelling digestion machine.

The forgotten and tragic story of the thousands of female convicts forcibly transported to Tasmania is told inside the ruins of this notorious 19th-century workhouse.

These concrete crustaceans are actually public restrooms.

Dine on ceviche tacos in the sea at this floating restaurant only accessible by boat.

Swim or sail to this pie-slinging boat off the coast of St. Thomas.

Rumored to be the famed pirate's lookout tower, this historic stone structure is now just watching for tourists.

A rare underwater observatory in the Caribbean that provides breathtaking views of vibrantly colored aquatic life.

Where Stoddart and Connolly suffered in the infamous Bug Pit.

The ruins of an ancient Zoroastrian Tower of Silence believed to be the earliest example of the traditional funerary practice.

The foundation of this ancient stupa dates back to the 1st-century.

A late-night restaurant empire was launched from this humble storefront.

Granny Smiths and Fujis can both be traced back to Kazakhstan, where apples still grow wild.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

Its 27 graveyards represent the many nationalities and ethnic groups that voyaged to this wilderness in the late 19th century.

An outsider art duo's yard has been turned into a whimsical public gallery.

People come from across the globe to swim in this lake believed to have healing properties.

An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.

This metallic stampede sits frozen on a Washington ridge yet the artist's vision is still incomplete.

A bust of the first president welcomes visitors to the only town in America called George, Washington.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.