After just one epic test blast, this literal loose cannon proved too explosive for combat.

A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.

This historic Dutch newspaper building is covered with media-themed details—and one unrelated oddity.

This Dutch art piece became a Russian icon.

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.

These small, triangular, colorful houses are a staple of Madeira Island.

This letter written by Queen Elizabeth II in 1986 won't be opened until 2085.

Harry Potter once visited this massive limestone cliff, which was carved by an ancient glacial river.

A wonderfully strange collection of 500+ stuffed frogs doing people things.

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

This raised bulls-eye visible from space was the subject of an intense geologic controversy.

Few things look more out of place than the electric blue ponds in the reddish-brown desert of Utah.

A small oasis not far from downtown Moab.

A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.

The indecision over what to place in this square was immortalized with a plaque.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

The first bridge observation tower in the U.S. offers one of the best views of Maine.

The only geyser in the state of Pennsylvania is caused by pressure from an abandoned coal mine outside of the ghost town Centralia.

Swirling layers of white and red rock earned these mountains their festive nickname.

An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.

This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.

This Arctic mining town is home to a cat that's spent years masquerading as a fox.

You may recognize this beautiful grove within Kaitoke Regional Park as location of the house of Elrond.