A Hawaiian stairway to heaven—that you can't climb.

The air force base preserves its scars from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

Climbing this abandoned railway leads to breathtaking vistas of O‘ahu.

One of the only places where Earth’s mantle lies above water.

This aluminum “stairway to heaven” has impaled at least a couple of birds.

New Zealand's oldest prison holds a dark history and the scars of a deadly earthquake.

One of New Zealand’s few castles boasts beautiful gardens, grand architecture, and a history filled with family drama.

The premier place to experience the Victorian imagining of the steam-powered future.

Only 68 people per day are allowed to visit this New Zealand bird-watcher’s paradise.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

The Dalai Lama named this New Zealand landscape the "Spiritual Center of the Universe."

This Australian beach is composed of tiny shells.

The oldest known European structures in Australia are the remnants of a story filled with mutiny, murder, jealousy and greed.

Living fossils in this remote Australian bay provide a glimpse of what Earth may have looked like 3.5 billion years ago.

Incredible rock formations jut from the southern end of this spectacular stingray-viewing spot.

Alien rock formations grown from the sands of an Australian national park.

This drowning bronze monument marks the spot where one of Australia's great engineers died by suicide.

One of Australia's largest collections of preserved animals is on display in a historic theater.

Microscopic fossils suggest Australia may be the birthplace of sulphur-based life forms.

Critics argue this boab tree has been mislabeled for the sake of dark tourism, undermining its spiritual significance.

This gracefully curving formation looks like a massive wave that was suddenly turned to stone.

This once-booming gold mining hub was basically abandoned overnight.

The Australian lorikeets that like to tie one on in an annual drinking binge.

Legend says entire herds of cattle have disappeared within this boulder-strewn landscape.