From the tallest building in America, to killer swarms, to flying cars, to city-dwelling penguins, National Geographic is taking you on an adventure to explore our sometimes wacky, often whimsical, always wild, wonders of the world

In this episode of Nat Geo Amazing! we take you around the globe and back. From a Japanese crystal ball juggler, to extreme kayaking, to a San Francisco based earthquake lab, our bizarre, yet fascinating world is on display. Join the adventure and learn something new along the way.

From bike stunts, to edible spiders, to alligator eating snakes, National Geographic is taking you on an adventure to explore our sometimes wacky, often whimsical, always wild, wonders of the world.

From man-eating snakes, to a robot elephant, to an invisible man, National Geographic is taking you on an adventure to explore our sometimes wacky, often whimsical, always wild, wonders of the world.

From bridge jumping and sword swallowing, to clever crows and baboon theives, National Geographic is taking you on an adventure to explore our sometimes wacky, often whimsical, always wild, wonders of the world.

From a fight festival, to microscopic masterpieces, to the science of avalanche survival, National Geographic is taking you on an adventure to explore our sometimes wacky, often whimsical, always wild, wonders of the world.

From the worlds oldest mummies, to Lego robots, to monster fish, National Geographic is taking you on an adventure to explore our sometimes wacky, often whimsical, always wild, wonders of the world.

From the science of fighting, to a flying boat car, to the deadliest animals of the desert, National Geographic is taking you on an adventure to explore our sometimes wacky, often whimsical, always wild, wonders of the world.

See a wrangler round up deadly sea snakes, risking his life to take their blood to create antivenin. Stripped of diving equipment and pushing his body to the limit, a free diver attempts to set a new record, descending hundreds of feet in one of the world's deepest underwater sinkholes. See how the basilisk lizard stays afloat and runs on water, earning the name Jesus lizard. And science is pitted against the supernatural as a scientist tests his theory of evolutionary fear on 200 subjects.

In this episode, visit a prison hotel where guests surrender all belongings except for a toothbrush and spend their stay in a real jail cell - complete with armed guards and a VIP interrogation package. Then, watch as natures ultimate contortionist, the octopus, manipulates its body to fit through crevices as small as a quarter.