Critics argue this boab tree has been mislabeled for the sake of dark tourism, undermining its spiritual significance.

A stray meteor left this picturesque hole in the Australian outback.

These Australian rock formations look like Martian beehives that have grown up out of the landscape.

A spectacular impact crater in the rugged heart of Central Australia.

After much poking and prodding, this island is decidedly not a magnetic anomaly, but it sure is pretty.

A small, but award-winning beach known for its literally spotless reputation.

A wonder of natural limestone formations etched by millions of years of natural interaction between rainfall and rock and air.

A cairn commemorating James Cook's second landing in Australia.

Peanut butter trees and miracle berries are just the beginning.

The only pollutant in the clear blue water is sunscreen.

The sculpture shows a water rat turning the world upside-down, landing an elephant on its head.

Brisbane's manmade urban beach has enough water to fill five Olympic-sized swimming pools.

The statue honors an adventurous seafaring cat.

This historic observatory contains the world's oldest refracting lens telescope.

Native Australian lizards inhabit this garden celebrating Sydney and its sister city in China.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

An indigenous ethnobotanist runs this brunch spot celebrating Australia’s native flavors.

This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.

This Native American settlement dates back to the Pueblo II period.

The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.