This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Iran's colorful terraces are a rare geological masterpiece.

This opulent 16th-century Maharaja’s palace is a unique mix of Hindu and Muslim designs.

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

The 43-mile route crosses through six islands with gorgeous views of the Seto Inland Sea.

A sinkhole and now a swimming hole, too, full of dazzling turquoise water.

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

This is probably not the Target you're looking for.

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

A tunnel of hardened lava along Maui’s famous Road to Hana.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

An unexpected desert oasis in South America.

Sleep in a glass pod dangling off a cliff.

This Peruvian canyon is filled with geometric salt pools that have been being harvested since the Incan empire.

Huge stone depressions which may have acted as an Incan agricultural experiment.

The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.

Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.

These layered sandstone mountains in China look like they are made of pressed crayons.

This working replica of the 'Friends' coffee shop is more accurate to the show than the set itself.

A bright turquoise river cascades beautifully down stepped terraces in southern China.

Hidden in the shadow of a rocky fortress is one concubine’s long-forgotten legacy.