A lookout spot for the Andean condor, at the edges of one of the deepest canyons in the world.

A bold and controversial statue of a Christmas icon, blending adult undertones with playful humor, stands year-round in a traffic circle.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

A menagerie of concrete animals brought together from across New York City's parks.

Final resting place of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

Huge stone depressions which may have acted as an Incan agricultural experiment.

This memorial to the victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 is often compared to a potato on a skewer.

A grueling 699-step stairway to a heavenly view of the island of Saint Helena.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

A giant baby floats in the middle of Singapore’s nature park.

This statue once earned the distinction as one of the "Three Major Disappointments of the World."

These concrete crustaceans are actually public restrooms.

Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen's airship docked here before leading the first-ever flight over the North Pole.

Safely view the Soufrière Hills volcano, which has been erupting since 1995.

Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.

It might not be as impossible to reach as its name would imply, but just about.

The ruins of a paper mill destroyed during the Civil War still tower over a tributary of the Chattahoochee River.

A mysterious spirit totem at the edge of Navajo lands.

The only quarter of the Old City not dedicated to a major world religion.

A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.

This isolated outpost was once the only place to cross the Colorado River for hundreds of miles.

This tiny alleyway is now a shrine to a subculture riot between the mods and rockers.

There's a mini version of Iguazu Falls hidden in the Balkans, and it's got a rope swing.