Despite the name, this ancient piece of crystal may not have been a lens at all.

A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.

The fences outside some of South London's estates are made from recycled World War II stretchers.

A classic carnival ride that was carved to be untouchable.

This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

Railways may have forged this quintet of lovely tunnels, but now they are open to hikers.

This unique bridge has been a staple across the Saskatchewan River Valley for more than 100 years.

When North America was covered in ice, this was an oasis in the frozen desert.

Canada shows its hockey pride with a giant stick.

This unusual rock formation looks like an apple that has been neatly sliced in half.

Hundreds of toothbrushes hang from a wire fence along a quiet New Zealand road.

Mysterious wreckage of a small plane has been lodged in this tree since at least 1971.

A colorful collection of scavenged glass bells decorates this Canadian ranch.

Outsider art meets hard scrabble mountain life in this woodcarver's home/art piece.

One of the last remaining buildings from one of Calgary's earliest businesses.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

Canada's largest dinosaur skeleton was hidden away in storage for more than 40 years.

This half-ton piece of the Alps sits at the base of the CN Tower.

A free museum of Toronto’s untold music history hidden inside a drugstore.

Alberta's Pipestone Creek Bonebed is one of the densest fossil sites in the world. This nearby museum showcases some of the best finds from its "river of death."

The arch marks the beginning of the road for northbound travelers.

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.