A patch of Philippines forest devoted to saving the lives of an emotionally sensitive species of googly-eyed primates.

A dreamlike medieval church dug into the tuff rock, with unusual carvings and possible traces of the Templar knights.

Church organ in the Philippines constructed out of bamboo.

Some locals believe the fabled lost gold of General Yamashida is hiding somewhere beneath the city.

Smoked mummies housed in mountainside caves.

The ruins on a deserted tropical island in the Philippines bear the scars of WWII.

A once great mansion stands in stately ruin.

An island in the middle of a lake, in the middle of a volcano, in the middle of a bigger lake, in the middle of a bigger island, in an archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean.

This wondrous waterfall rushing down a green-covered mountain wasn't discovered until 2010.

A magically clear, blue river that seems to spring from nowhere.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

A storybook European village in Berkeley.

The final resting place of a woman who never gave up on love.

The perfect spot for a picnic, right next to a giant ballistic missile.

Where the polar bear watches over everything, and every drink is a double.

The oldest Naval cemetery on the West Coast.