The tallest outdoor elevator in Europe rockets passengers on a dizzyingly precarious ride to the top of a mountain.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels scores of people have died on its slopes.

The highest peak in Utah is the hardest to reach, but only if explorers choose the hard way.

A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an 8th-century Buddhist master.

Named after the Goddess of Harvests, Annapurna is the deadliest member of the Eight-thousanders club.

A natural arch offers panoramic views of Yangshuo's karst hills.

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

A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.

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