Commercial airplanes land mere feet over the heads of sunbathing beachgoers on this tiny island.

The highest point in the Kingdom of the Netherlands is on a remote Caribbean island atop a dormant volcano.

The shortest in the world, this landing strip stretches a mere 1,312 feet before steep cliffs on either end plunge into the Caribbean.

Send a postcard while vacationing with Satan.

Grand Cayman is home to a colorful sculpture garden filled with giant concrete animals.

This mountaintop lake bubbles and steams in a perpetual boil, thanks to its direct link to the Earth's interior.

Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.

One of the largest aviation events in the world brings half a million aircraft enthusiasts to Wisconsin each year.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

A sanctuary for sickly, stray, or wounded donkeys.

A monument to a beloved aquatic folk hero in the Irish town of Dingle.

Mortarless walls that stretch for miles are a lovely solution for creating grazing land in the harsh terrain of the Aran Islands.

A hugely vast Irish landscape of barren rock that stretches for miles.

This single room has survived the centuries with almost no deterioration.

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

The farmhouse owned by the Danish author who wrote "Out of Africa" is now a museum honoring her legacy.

Kenyan restaurant is a carnivore's paradise, serving exotic meats at its ultimate 'Beast of a Feast.'

Get tall with nature's lankiest beasts and their warthog friends at this Kenyan preserve.

The early 20th-century home features cutting-edge technology of the day, such as ammonia refrigeration and needle showers.

The Old Man of the Mountain’s less-famous, but still beloved little brother is said to resemble a leader of the Abenaki tribe.

Rock face that shares a name with Mary Shelley's famous doctor.

Packed with gear and memorabilia, this museum chronicles the history of skiing and how its rise shaped New England.

A beautiful Gilded Age hotel in the White Mountains with surprising diplomatic history.