These rare statues are one of the few remaining material witnesses to Old Prussian culture.

One of the largest collections of wildlife art in the United States, built into the side of a cliff in rural Wyoming.

A bike train runs along a disused railway line through the tranquil French countryside.

Astronomers plan to launch a space telescope into orbit, to find out what exactly stands in the way of an asteroid hitting Earth.

The eerie ruins of an isolated abandoned town nicknamed "the Widowmaker" for its deadly gold mine.

With 3,000 bikes on display, the world's largest bicycle museum includes some famous rarities.

340 bicycles, 65 feet high.

A huge, bustling local market in Panama City.

A mysterious echo seems to defy the laws of acoustics.

Thousands of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats soar around an abandoned storm drain at sunset each summer.

The deserted railroad town had a last gasp as a ghost town attraction before being abandoned for good.

A lake with hundreds of ancient skeletons surrounding it. The surprise is what killed them.

The 40-year-old machine serves soda quicker than you can catch it for a mere 75 cents a pop.

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

Acres of salt crystal pyramids dry in the sun along Thailand's "salt road."

Mine your own precious stones.

Scattered around Atlanta are little doors with big charm.

Money made from smuggling sugar helped create this wondrous rock maze in honor of the Prussian Queen Louise.

One of the few places where inexperienced snorkelers can spot a shark.

The artist David Nash planted a circle of trees in 1977.

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

Probably the smallest museum in the world, housed in a disused phone booth.

The golden Buddha statue at the Wat Muang Monastery is the tallest in Thailand, and the ninth-tallest in the world.

This small exhibition displays equipment and artifacts once belonging to the feared Stasi secret police.