The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.

Inside this faux cave, visitors can learn how some of their favorite fantasy characters were created.

The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.

This life-size bronze statue remembers the tallest recorded human in his Illinois hometown.

Odd castle-like structures for collecting water sticking out of the Mississippi River.

Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.

Four ionic columns from the Treasury Department building ended up in a park in Nebraska.

Line up for a hickory-smoked BBQ bologna sandwich at this family-run institution.

The 10th-tallest pyramid in the world, this former sports arena is now home to a massive Bass Pro Shops store.

The juke joint where legendary soul artists ate, drank, and made merry.

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

Plaques celebrating Lithuanian writers freckle a wall of this picture-perfect path.

A miraculous three-handed portrait of a saint can be found inside this church.

While this monument tile is shrouded in mystery it also marks the end of the longest ever human chain.

An abandoned masterpiece of Soviet Brutalist architecture.

Travelers who fall victim to this mermaid's charms are destined to stay in Užupis forever.

This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.

Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.

An old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses is a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs.