The development of this cliffside waterpark is representative of Mexico's history of co-op tourism developments.

This incredibly diverse research station is one of the largest tropical botanical gardens in the world.

This collection of historical artifacts and tropical wildlife waits just beneath the surface of the water.

A beautiful footbridge with over 2,000 glass sculptures along the walls and ceiling.

Sweet or salty, super hot or mixed into beer, this is the holy land for all things licorice.

A surreal landscape where fanged rocks rise from the ground and the ocean feels like a great mystery.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.

On the Oregon coast there is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

A collection of heirloom roses tucked in a spectacularly beautiful botanical garden on Lake Atitlan.

This orchid sanctuary protects countless varieties of the flower, from the huge to the microscopic.

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

This Costa Rican topiary park is a surreal garden of unearthly delights.

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

A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.

A 17th-century church is nestled within the walls of a 15th-century ruin.

What was once England's second-richest abbey is now a haunting ruin.

Each spring this woodland floor is carpeted with purplish flowers as far as the eye can see.

With lush plants and flowers, huge trees, ponds, and hidden monuments, this place feels a bit like discovering Narnia.

A sunken idol welcomes parishioners to Davy Jones' Locker.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.

According to the local folklore, the myriad colors of this lake are the result of a lovelorn wizard's blunder.