According to the Guanches, the aboriginal people of the Canary Islands, the king of evil lives inside this volcano.

Local folklore claims that this wall was not built for defense, but to provide labor during a time of famine.

A large, remote national monument highlights the typical geologic structure seen in Nevada.

These modest Midwestern formations are kin to Niagara Falls' impressive cliffs, more than 600 miles away.

What was once a communal kitchen now serves heaping portions of hearty German fare.

A prison tower–like edifice honoring a beloved local benefactor.

This unique rock formation has become a popular walking trail.

World's largest working waterwheel has been around for over 150 years.

This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.

Aqua white sand highlighted with fiery red rocks.

A small troop of Japanese macaques live peacefully in the heart of this Tasmanian city.

Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.

This excellent museum recreates the boom days of the herring rush in the "Atlantic Klondike."

During the Soviet era, the spire of this longstanding church was used as a radio transmission tower.

One of New Zealand’s few castles boasts beautiful gardens, grand architecture, and a history filled with family drama.

A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

In rural Iowa, an imported 19th-century windmill overlooks an unlikely enclave of Danish culture.

An Iowa town celebrates its heritage with the tallest working Dutch windmill in North America.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.