Places punk opossum Wants to Go

A tribute to the furry local heroes who helped get residents through many tough times.

The watery grave of an impractical idea.

A Nevada mining boomtown that ran out of silver and luck.

A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.

An isolated 17th-century chapel on a remarkable site once dedicated to Celtic sun worship.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

Friction between grains of sand cause a curious "singing" sound.

World War II bunker still standing on the New Jersey beach.

A nude beach alongside a washed-out road.

Cliffs full of fossils at the portal to England's Jurassic Coast.

The once abandoned ruins of a Victorian beachside amusement park are now back in working order.

Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.

Trash escaped from a landfill to fill beaches with all kinds of treasure.

Eccentric stone cairns built on a public New York City beach.

This pebble beach is so beautiful that taking its rocks is against the law.

Rusting, graffiti-covered tanks litter the beach of this island, once used by the U.S. military for target practice.

A 4,500-year-old forest is slowly being revealed from beneath the sands of a Welsh beach.

Looking like nothing more than a cartoon deserted island, this tiny sandbar is home only to a single umbrella.

This tiny island protects a number of rare bird species by only allowing visitors to set foot on the beach.

A secret, rocky playground hidden amongst the plain white beaches of the Florida coast.

Rocky Atlantic beach home to a stunning stone arch.

According to the locals, the sands of this secluded Norway beach are infused with gemstone particles.

Known for the tunnel that leads visitors to the water.

Natural stone arches form a walkable "cathedral" at low tide, then disappear entirely when the water returns.