An island in the middle of a lake, in the middle of a volcano, in the middle of a bigger lake, in the middle of a bigger island, in an archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

Orthodox church partially financed by Tsar Nicolas II.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

A recreation of the doomed ocean liner in the middle of the Smoky Mountains.

Better known as the "Body Farm," this unique research facility has been studying how human bodies break down since the 1980s.

A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

Complex aquaponics systems allow fish and plants to grow in harmony.

Where old school Polish Chicago and young hipster Chicago live side by side.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

The biggest drug trafficking passage between Mexico and the U.S.

A blooming house of worship for the masses.

One of the steepest streets in the United States makes an intriguing challenge for cyclists.