Other-worldly rock formations and ancient fossils abound in this unique stretch of Nebraska badlands.

Spirits from these lakes are said to produce the local weather and odd phenomena as they bicker between themselves.

True to its name, this bouncy walkway may be the world’s smallest suspension bridge.

The world's only underwater laboratory where "aquanauts" study oceanic life.

Remains of military submarines built in secret jungle factories by the Tamil guerrillas' naval wing.

As a show of peace, a Japanese naval pilot gifted his 400-year-old Samurai sword to the Oregon town he bombed.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

For nearly 200 years the same family has harvested ice from a small pond in eastern Maine.

A precariously balanced rock perches on the edge of a cliff created tens of thousands of years ago by glacial erosion.

The alpine falls where Sherlock Holmes apparently met his demise can actually be visited.

A medieval replica of King Arthur's legendary table, the Round Table hanging in Winchester Castle was decorated by Henry VIII.

This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

One of a series of no-purpose kinetic artworks by Swiss sculptor Jean Tinguely.

A charming museum of natural history featuring dioramas and exhibits made entirely by college students.

A plaque on this tiny Swedish island commemorates an unusual Cold War standoff of Soviet submarine intrigue.

A plaque installed underwater marks the fall of a royal family from an imagined parallel universe—part of a globe-spanning art project.

A Romanesque tower appears when water levels drop.

Nature took her revenge on the "Wickedest City in the World."

A town church once nearly submerged by the damming of a river is now hauntingly visible as the water recedes.

Two churches shoot bottle rockets at each others' bell towers in an unusual Easter celebration.

Rome's ancient Etruscan rival, now a park full of ruins.

The stone labyrinth in this New Orleans city park was laid to symbolize healing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

This underwater old Texas hill town only resurfaces during harsh drought.