Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.

The flow from this waterfall sometimes comes out of springs below its rim.

A Saxony castle houses one of the largest and most outstanding mineral collections in the world.

This beautiful 19th-century temple stands atop the ruins of its predecessor.

This historic little railroad runs through some of the most beautiful scenery in Germany.

One home in the historic strip hides secret compartments and the ghostly songs of long-gone canaries.

A collection of huge, site-specific sculptures sitting in the Montana woods.

High in the Rockies the third largest statue in the U.S. opens her welcoming arms, and lights up the night sky.

New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.

Inside, visitors are treated to the rich history of sugar farming and its impact on Hawaiian society.

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

This museum boasts the ninth-largest collection of insects in North America.

Hidden inside a gift shop that doubles as a museum, this gargantuan yo-yo can only be operated by crane.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.

A raised boardwalk winds through a thicket of stunted, century-old trees no more than nine feet tall.

Rising out of miles of farmland, these buttes are sometimes called the world's smallest mountain range.

Pillars made of 700 pieces of luggage climb to the ceiling of Sacramento Airport's baggage claim.

An eerie, existential museum dedicated to the author of "The Metamorphosis."

A local dialect born in the late 19th century is only spoken in this isolated California valley.