Numberless clock creates a meal of time for the dreaded, insectile Chronophage.

Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

Two geological phenomena in one precarious locale: a towering stone window, and a deep blue void.

A sacred well steeped in Pagan roots on the West Coast of Ireland.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

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

The deadliest diving spot in the world is also a stunning geological marvel.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

A promotional sun clock on the site of San Francisco's great raceway.

The Buddhist temples of Yamadera, built into a mountain side, feature a viewing deck with sweeping views.

This massive boulder is either a unique rock formation created by glacial melt or a magic energy vortex.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

The most isolated mailbox in America lets desert travelers record their passing.

An 1814 castle that hosts an exhibit of "explorabilia".

Bizarre Cavern.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

The highest point in South Carolina was once owned by an energy company that neglected it but now the state is taking it back.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.