An almost life-sized elephant named Ms. Ellie greets visitors at this jumbo-themed museum.

In an odd geographic anomaly this city borders two different states on opposite sides of town.

An industrial waste tourist attraction.

These unique rock formations were created during the Ice Age.

A local prank turned town icon.

A trading post in the North Pole where children send letters.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

One woman's lifelong collection is on display in this unassuming house on an Icelandic fjord.

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.

A black sand beach where glacial fragments wash ashore and look like sparkling diamonds.

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

Superfans of The Shawshank Redemption can take a driving tour of most of the films real locations.

Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

Just outside the Ohio Supreme Court sits a testament to justice.

This NASA test station is home to some of the world’s largest and most powerful space environment simulation facilities.

Deep scars on the earth left by the Ice Age.

Take a drunken tour inside the world's largest known geode.

The world's tallest doric column is this Ohio monument to a naval victory in the War of 1812.

A living maritime paradox still floats in the same lake where it was built and resurrected... or was it?

A field of nothing but boulders which resembles a giant's gravel driveway.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

This giant, rotating globe was built to celebrate the expansion of a company that makes steam cleaners and pressure washers.