This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

This hulking rock formation balances on a pedestal that is 3 feet by 17 inches.

Inside this striking glass building, visitors can see thousands of dinosaur fossils in the positions that nature deposited them more than 150 million years ago.

This tribute to a local man towers within a quaint lakeside park.

The statues honor the state transportation employees who've died while performing their work-related duties.

This UFO landing strip was created by a charitable Wyoming city that was worried about residents of Jupiter.

Miraculous tree that seems to sprout out of solid rock.

An idle pastime becomes a record holder in Boys Town, Nebraska.

Ancient volcanic activity made this into an exciting rockhounding site.

A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.

The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.

This quiet park's strange sedimentary spires were named after Kodak's color film.

Oddly shaped rock formation, misassociated with a nearby utopian community.

A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.

The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.

An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

World's largest Christmas store.

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

This freshwater spring fills with 10,000 gallons of water per minute.

Beautiful scenery, history, science, and physics come together in this remnant of shipping lore.

A near tragic event on this bridge helped inspire the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life."