This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.

A formerly glacier-tipped volcano that inspired none other than Jules Verne.

The collection of 80+ pieces created between the years 1100 and 1500 is intended to be seen, heard, smelled, touched, and tasted.

This short bridge is the only thing connecting a tiny Irish island to the mainland.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

On the Oregon coast there is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.

The Liverpool street made famous by the Beatles is real.

The quiet field that inspired one of the most famous songs of all time.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

A museum celebrating the self-taught artist-environment builder.

This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.

Unique Michigan homes look like something out of Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings."

An awe-inspiring mosque in Morocco with one of the tallest minarets in the world.