If it’s not the strangest movie ever to come out of Hollywood, it’s close enough. And of all the strange…

In its March 10, 1952 issue LIFE magazine served its readers photos of the “sailing rocks” of the Racetrack Playa,…

Lake George, N.Y. makes an unusual claim to fame: it touts itself as the America’s original vacation spot. The basis…

The following is from LIFE’s beautifully illustrated new special edition, Birds: The World’s Most Remarkable Creatures, available at newsstands and…

The following story comes from the introduction to LIFE’s special issue, Cats: Companions in Life. One morning, some years ago…

They say you can’t beat mother nature, but every now and then people give it a shot. Every now and…