A volcanic landmark located on an Ice age lake bed.

A rugged lava field dotted with molds of the ancient pines that were growing when the volcano erupted.

Remember that scene in the Matrix, when Neo is in the big white room with all the weapons flying by? Well, this is what it would look like if he had wanted trees instead of guns.

No two pieces are exactly the same at Portland's hippo-themed hardware store.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

Statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog in the park where their adventures "really happened."

The national park was once a plantation estate.

The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.

This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.

Creating this diorama spurred naturalist Carl Akeley to begin advocating to protect the apes.

This magnificent herd of stampeding elephants has been frozen in time for over a century.

One of the world’s largest and deepest freshwater springs, where mastodons once roamed.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

These mechanical goats first battled it out in the year 1551, all because of an overcooked deer.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

Carvings in Turkey's Marble Road may have directed ancient Romans to a hidden brothel.

A charming beach town in Turkey captures all the colors of the rainbow.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

A small horde of mythical creatures lurk almost imperceptibly within the museum's wildlife dioramas.