Giant money stones of Yap.

The U.S. military dumped millions dollars worth of goods off a beach in Vanuatu, purely to spite the British and French.

The ruins of an ancient island city built atop a coral reef in the South Pacific are spectacular and strange enough to have inspired H.P. Lovecraft.

This volcanically volatile island town is home to an abandoned series of tunnels left by the Japanese during WWII.

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

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

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

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

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

A tiny, remote island packed with wonders both natural and geeky.

Ancient weaving techniques are used to create these colorful souvenirs.

The final stronghold of a king whose feet never touched the ground.

Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.

This unusual lava tube spouts seawater during high surf.

This former convent has been reimagined as a community center for artists.

The centuries-old trees lining both sides of this dirt road may become Madagascar's first natural monument.

This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

One of its engravings is believed to be among the first representations of medical and surgical instruments.

The largest known Ancient Egyptian obelisk.

A network of ancient Egyptian tombs built into the cliff face along the Nile.

The best-preserved example of a unique structure in Nubian architecture.

These Nubian pyramids are strange and unique, even by pyramid standards.

Rimmed by white crusts of salt on every edge, Lac Assal is one of the saltiest bodies of water in the world.