Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

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

A beach made of semi-precious green sand on the Big Island of Hawai'i.

Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

A true treehouse near Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.

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

Hide from the tourist hordes in these relatively unknown, and unguarded lava caves.

Peek into the world of those creating the beautiful, delicate paper parasols found all over the globe.

This little-known, 35,000-specimen collection in Greece is a lepidopterist's dream.

This extensive collection of dead bugs may be the world's most idiosyncratic and personal insect museum.

A walkable map of the world, made from soil and stone by one man.

At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.

Surat Thani's official flower—and the world's largest—smells of rotting meat.

Self-mummified monk who wears sunglasses and has become a gecko hatchery.

From dragonfruit to mangoes to durian this Thailand resort allows guests to stay inside all manner of giant fruit.

A condom-covered Thai restaurant that is more concerned with birth control than food.

A treasure trove of pathological, forensic, parasitological, and anatomical specimens.

A collection of venomous snakes and reptiles for the whole family to enjoy.

A forest of phallic offerings found in a quiet corner of a hotel car park.

Time-frozen department store of dangerous and dusty relics.

Thousands of bats stream out of caves every night on the edge on Thailand's second largest park.