Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.

The magical, mossy forest that inspired Princess Mononoke.

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

Ancestral Puebloan ruins, natural arches, and box canyons abound in this seldom-visited corner of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.

This huge pile of volcanic boulders hides a stunning network of secret grottoes.

This stunning Brazilian library contains the largest collection of Portuguese texts outside of Portugal itself.

An unfinished tomb carved into a giant boulder in the Arabian Desert.

This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.

White beach sands made of the remains of tiny, star shaped creatures.

This odd Chilean waterfall-cano hotel must be entered via a rope bridge.

Natural time capsule containing an alien ecosystem.

Rent out a glass igloo to watch the Northern Lights like you live in the future.

This "floating island" plateau sits 7,671 feet above the forest floor.