Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."

Mount Nyiragongo has erupted at least 34 times since 1882 and is home to the world's largest lava lake.

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

The mental institution where Van Gogh created some of his most famous work now allows guests to walk in the artist's footsteps.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

What is the Thing?

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.

Buildings that dynamite couldn't bring down were abandoned because of bathroom issues.

World's largest herd of white deer populate a former U.S. Army depot.

The creek where a shark wreaked terror upon New Jersey, and served as the inspiration for "Jaws."

A museum of unusual collections, mini-towns, and a half-dog, half-alligator.

In this relatively flat state the highest point is an honored place.

The largest earthwork effigy in the world.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

Ancient paintings known as the "Sistine Chapel of Cave Art."

Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.

The only remnant of a small mining town is an abandoned railroad tunnel that is steeped in ghostly lore.

A mythical bird etched into the face of a rock doubles as the mascot for a nearby school.

The legend of a local monster still haunts this small town.