A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

The real life Hobbiton, this sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for The Hobbit film series.

A Maori village obliterated by an 1886 volcanic eruption.

Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.

The Dalai Lama named this New Zealand landscape the "Spiritual Center of the Universe."

Snow-capped peaks, colorful waterfalls and stunning vistas on the edge of the Himalayas.

270 million year-old forest of stone.

Intensely colorful calcite pools in Southern China.

A tunnel dug through the side of a mountain by hand provides convenient yet death-defying access to a small village in China.

For those with no fear of heights: a skywalk 4,700 feet up on a Chinese mountain.

A garden of flying flowers.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

An extraordinary natural landscape of mountains, waterfalls, and rocky cliffs riddled with tunnels.

Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.

This stream-carved gorge has inspired poets, hidden smugglers, and trained soldiers, all without losing its beauty.

This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.

Not one, not two, but three natural bridges remain in this captivating spot post-sinkhole.

A tiny microvalley etched into the side of Knocknarea Mountain hides another world.

The inspiration for the Patagonia Clothing logo, Cerro Fitz Roy turns pink at sunrise.

The tallest sea cliffs on the Southern Hemisphere are a climber's worst nightmare.

The unique ecosystem atop an Australian mountain is home to some colorful inhabitants.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

A glacier pocked with ice caves and surrounded by rainforests.