Huge herds of Asian elephants can be seen walking, bathing, and just chilling at this Sri Lankan park.

A public display of random paleontology.

Plenty of old carney magic still haunts this photogenic amusement park.

Vintage furniture and art share space with all manner of collectibles at this quirky shop in Bangkok.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

This abandoned fishing settlement may well be the greenest village in the world.

This dig site outside D.C. is known for its exceptionally high density of baby dinosaur fossils and dinosaur eggs.

An enchanting landscape of ancient sandstone structures eroded into otherworldly shapes.

An early Portuguese serial killer's head is alarmingly well preserved in a jar at the University of Lisbon.

A wunderkammer of mysterious objects and stories.

A bronze of the man in all his sinewy glory celebrates his longtime connection to the Ohio city.

This egg-shaped treehouse was inspired by "sport sleeping."

New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.

A sacred lake composed of over 300 separate pools of highly concentrated minerals.

Every four years, millions of salmon fill a river so densely that its waters appear deep crimson.

First flying reptile discovered in British Columbia was for years forgotten in a cabinet.

The world's largest dark sky preserve is a Canadian park established to preserve the country's last wood bison.

The Twisted Trees of Alticane are an unnerving grove of Quaking Aspen, apparently mutated from a single source, giving them a twisted and unnatural appearance.

The entire length of the border is marked by a 20-foot-wide slash through the trees.

This haunted corpse of a drive-in is now a graffiti-covered ruin.

The biggest museum dedicated to insects in North America, one of the largest in the world.

The skyline of Montreal includes the silhouette of an unexpected fruit-shaped Canadian staple.

Canada's largest graveyard boasts a lot of noteworthy artifacts as well as its own computerized mapping service.

This indiscriminate collection of audio antiques is trying to preserve the history of the audio industry one vintage appliance at a time.