A former zoo turned public park, where visitors can hang out in the old animal cages.

The proud hometown of an American legend has honored their favorite son with what seems to be a gravestone.

A treasure trove of astronomical, mathematical, and scientific instruments at Cambridge University.

This beautifully verdant lagoon is tucked below a massive volcano in a crater atop a black pebble beach.

Partially collapsed lava tube and cave system complete with concert hall, underground pond, and unique albino crabs.

The chefs at El Diablo use heat generated by an active volcano to cook the food.

Visit a surreal landscape so otherworldly NASA actually used it to train the Apollo 17 crew.

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

A living maritime paradox still floats in the same lake where it was built and resurrected... or was it?

This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.

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

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.

This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.

The Cambridge pub where Francis Crick announced that he and James Watson had discovered the DNA double-helix.

Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.

The site of America's first commercial oil well essentially disappeared after the town went bust.

Where the oil industry began.

"Where the ducks walk on fish."

The smallest pub in Britain was once a cabinet of curiosities and it still has the dead cat to prove it.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.