A benevolent, 16-foot-tall river dragon lives on a suburban lawn.

The rooster who crossed the road lives on forever in Takoma Park, Maryland.

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.

These engineering masterpieces are a dominant feature of the Belfast skyline.

A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.

This short bridge is the only thing connecting a tiny Irish island to the mainland.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

Experience what life was like in Ireland during the Viking and medieval ages.

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

This popular tourist cave was ignored for almost 200 years before being mined into an attraction.

Send a postcard while vacationing with Satan.

Safely view the Soufrière Hills volcano, which has been erupting since 1995.

A city continually buried under the ash of a volcano that has been erupting for more than 15 years.

The Iowa state contender for largest pan in the world oddly only comes in second or so.

One of just a few cities in the world to base their center of government on an island. Others: Paris and Osaka.

The oldest university museum west of the Mississippi retains its 19th century feel.

Curiously, this large sporting goods store features 14 wax representations of American presidents.

The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.

An eccentric millionaire's personal curio collection includes at least one shrunken head.

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.