Some of the clearest water anywhere in the world.

A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

A glacier pocked with ice caves and surrounded by rainforests.

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

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

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

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

The birthplace of both the Atomic Age and Godzilla, and the namesake of the bathing suit.

A beautiful waterway tucked in the corner of a power plant.

Museum of Fijian history, including its former tradition of cannibalism.

Volcanic activity causes small pools of super-heated mud to boil furiously.

Fish raining from the sky are the cause of a yearly celebration in this small Honduran town.

Giant kites are flown during this Day of the Dead celebration in Guatemala.

Natural saunas fed by volcanic heat.

Experiencing Guatemala's sensory-exploding church is a blunt reminder of European influence.

Central America's deepest lake is actually a volcanic caldera, surrounded by three volcanoes.

One of the world’s most colorful cemeteries, where each pigment is symbolic.

Volcanically heated hot springs.

Hidden deep in the Guatemalan jungle is a turquoise paradise of natural pools, caves, and waterfalls.

One Costa Rican island is so beset by illegal shark poachers that the local rangers have built an entire bridge with their confiscated gear .

Sloth rehabilitation center in the jungle of Costa Rica.

This neon blue river gets its color from a unique mix of bacteria and volcano minerals.

This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.