A sacred mountaintop temple offers a fine cup of tea to visitors who can survive the journey.

270 million year-old forest of stone.

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

These layered sandstone mountains in China look like they are made of pressed crayons.

A canvas of crops grow from vibrant red soil in this terraced farmland.

A total of 999 stairs lead visitors through a massive hole in a mountain known as the Gateway to Heaven.

Intensely colorful calcite pools in Southern China.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

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

This honeycomb-textured tafone looks like a petrified troll head.

A rare octagonal brick beacon on an isolated island in the Baltic.

A lumberjack in Finnish Lapland did not want to cut down his Arctic pines, so he offered them up to be adopted by nature-lovers.

The etchings on this narrow channel between two islands bear witness to maritime travelers who have passed through since the Middle Ages.

This disused church, left to the elements of the Arctic Circle's forests is open for exploration.

A beautiful Arctic museum and nature center preserves the culture of the Sámi people.

A little-known sculpture park of contemporary environmental art in a Lapland forest.

Crawling into this primordial cave may feel disconcertingly familiar.

A collection of collections ranging from dentistry to minerals.

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

Quality time with reindeer in the stunning scenery of their natural Lappish habitat above the Arctic Circle.

Collection of nearly 500 concrete figures sculpted by the late Veijo Rönkkönen.

Villas that once served as playgrounds for the rich now fall away in decay.

This lake-bound geographical marker sits at the point where three European countries intersect.