Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.

A fairytale-like medieval church perched atop a rocky cliff on Italy's "Coast of the Gods."

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.

A hugely vast Irish landscape of barren rock that stretches for miles.

Site of James Cook's historic observations of the 1769 transit of Venus.

An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.

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

This century old flensing port is a remnant of a culture for whom whaling is still legal.

Commercial airplanes land mere feet over the heads of sunbathing beachgoers on this tiny island.

This huge pile of volcanic boulders hides a stunning network of secret grottoes.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

One of the best places to see feral Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

A forgotten sea village stands silent after hurricanes deemed it obsolete.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

Rumored to be the famed pirate's lookout tower, this historic stone structure is now just watching for tourists.

Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.