This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.

This wrecked airplane has been sitting on a black sand beach since the 1970s.

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

Watch the seas clash at the place where according to Maori tradition, the spirits depart for their journey to the afterlife.

The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.

This unusual rock formation looks like an apple that has been neatly sliced in half.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

A glacier pocked with ice caves and surrounded by rainforests.

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

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

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

One of New Zealand’s few castles boasts beautiful gardens, grand architecture, and a history filled with family drama.

A short volcanic hill in Quito doubles as a stellar observation point of an iconic statue.

Building this tragically pointless stone barrier cost the lives of the prisoners made to build it.

Legend says if this neo-Gothic basilica is ever officially completed, the world will come to an end.

Quito's historic, main square dates back to the 16th century.

Since the 1700s, this old barrel has acted as a post box that relies on the kindness of travelers.

It took 160 years to complete the most ornate church in Ecuador.

The gondolas let you glimpse a bird's-eye view of one of the world's highest capital cities.

Massive volcano in the Andes is the farthest point from earth's center.

An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.