A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

The cafe that acts as the social hub for the small volcanic island of HMS Bounty fame.

An important Mayan religious and trading center dating back to 200 BC.

A devastated ruin in the south of Belize where British explorers claimed to unearth the Mitchell-Hedges Crystal Skull.

A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.

A fortified city, home to a remaining population of five families

The other side is actually green.

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.

Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

The painted and decorated towers of this Hindu shrine were once the tallest structures in one of the oldest cities in India.

The oldest still-inhabited hill fort in India looks like a magnificent golden sandcastle.

This peaceful Sikh gurudwara serves around 50,000 free meals every day within its gilded walls.

This ancient Hindu temple is covered in thousands of colorful statues and has a long mythological history.

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.

A shrine to the missionary who first brought Islam to China.

An exquisite example of Uyghur Islamic architecture.