Internet rumors, often involving Icelandic singer Björk, have abounded regarding this isolated outcrop of rock.

Order a salt beef-loaded beigel at any hour of the day or night at this East End institution.

P-town goes wild for the malassadas at this 87-year-old institution.

This bullfrog grew to an alleged weight of 42 pounds on a diet of whiskey, baked beans, and June bugs.

Installed in 1965, this whimsical slide has spawned a brood of “octopus mountains” across Japan.

Where a troll might repair your shoes in exchange for a bowl of porridge.

A private home collection of more than 3,500 cat figurines.

A little-known, yet charming glacial lagoon.

Towering sandstone rock formations where 'The Chronicles of Narnia' was filmed.

Farm-to-table East African-European cuisine is on the menu here.

A fibreglass sculpture of a whale shark on the grounds of a petrol station.

This horseshoe-shaped waterfall is the second-largest on the African continent.

A small laundromat covered wall-to-ceiling with portrait drawings.

Colorado's only active volcano last erupted around 4,000 years ago.

A spectrum of colors awaits visitors to one of Mexico's most gorgeous bodies of water.

Eat your way from Ghana to Myanmar on this globe-trotting menu.

This mountainside open-air museum was built from the ashes left behind by a devastating fire.

How a century-old glass factory in Queens became a concert venue and arts center.

In 1977, an eccentric book lover formed a micronation for book lovers.

The largest geyser field in the southern hemisphere is a spectacular sight.

This lake’s emerald green waters are a spectacular sight, but it’s not a great place for a swim.

A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.

Children's author May Gibbs's beloved stories about the tiny, human-like "Gumnut Babies" are immortalized in bronze.

The ruins of an abandoned medieval city where the last Byzantine emperor was crowned.