A life-sized statue marks the spot of the 100-meter-wide "neck" that leads to the Tasman Peninsula, and the convict penal settlement was once guarded by a line of ferocious and savage dogs

Let these towering termite-building structures tell you where to go.

More than 100 colorful residents stand post in this seaside Australian city.

A natural rock bridge towers above the sea.

It's said that visitors can "see" Tasmania inside this cave.

A small museum dedicated to taking the taboo out of all things related to poo.

World War II ended before these tunnels built to protect vital oil from Japanese bombs were ever used.

Visitors can swim with vicious predators in Crocosaurus Cove's plastic daredevil enclosure.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

This prehistoric sinkhole lured exclusively male mammoths to their death, much to the delight of science.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

A tribute to the Nirvana frontman hides beneath the bridge that was the singer's beloved hangout spot.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

This oddity shop contains everything from antique tools to a human skeleton.

Founded in 1961, this comic shop is said to be the oldest in the world.

Deep into the lower floors of Pike Place, find a date with fowl fate.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.

A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

A symbol of hope, survival, and national character, especially after it rose phoenix like from the flames.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

Beautiful Austrian natural history museum with carved ceilings and row after row of ancient taxidermy.