The spot where the namesake of the Douglas fir met his mysterious end on a Hawaiian volcano.

A priest with no formal artistic training used basic house paint to create gorgeous religious scenes inside this historic church.

A controversial memorial at the place where Captain Cook met his violent end.

A series of waterfalls and pools that flow through the 'Ohe'o Gulch and into the ocean.

This Hawaiian cattle ranch acts as a museum devoted to the island cowboys that predate the wild west.

The island of Lanai in Hawai'i is a paradise for cats and cat lovers.

This tiny Hawaiian island is slowly coming back to life after being bombed during naval training exercises.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

An abandoned movie set in the desert of West Texas.

An unusual bed & breakfast made of papercrete.

This research hub in the Amazon Rainforest is perched amid one of the world's most biologically diverse landscapes.

One of the most remote lodges in the Amazon offers rare wildlife encounters and undisturbed views of the Peruvian rainforest.

An impressive collection of dollhouses and an homage to the frog-leg canning industry.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

A series of tiny artificial islands rich with produce bob atop the surface of the lake.

Over 2,000 ancient temples dot the Myanmar landscape at the site of this famed archaeological site.

Amazingly, this centuries-old wooden monastery is still standing today.

Myanmar's Mount Olympus atop a 2,500-foot volcanic plug.

A Buddha-filled cave that is named after a giant monster spider.

Luxurious devotion and 500,000 images of Buddha in Myanmar.

This golden temple is surrounded by hundreds of stone tablets that comprise the "world's largest book."

A grand example of 19th century Burmese teak architecture, and the most significant of Mandalay's historic buildings.

This Buddhist monastery once housed an image of Buddha containing a 19-carat diamond.

Gigantic unfinished stupa and the world's 2nd largest bell.