This crocodile-infested East Timor reservoir is also home to a spectacular half-sunken forest.

Buried in the Laos jungle is a sanctuary for bears that would have otherwise been milked to death by poachers.

This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.

This penis-focused monastery is dedicated to Buddhism's "Divine Madman."

The tallest unclimbed mountain in the world remains poorly charted out of respect for local spirits.

This Tibetan monastery has survived multiple attacks and is also a sky burial site.

Ruins of a former government building destroyed during the Georgian-Abkhaz war in the wake of the fall of the Soviet Union.

The saltiest lake in all of Crimea is also the pinkest of the pink and teeming with life.

This ancient burial mound is accessed by an impressive Greek-built archway.

This volcanically volatile island town is home to an abandoned series of tunnels left by the Japanese during WWII.

This South Pacific volcano has been blowing its stack for over 800 years and is said to be home to a cult leader waiting to be reborn.

Plains of ash and pair of semi-active volcanoes contribute to the otherworldly beauty of this little-known Vanuatu island.

The watery grave of Captain Bligh's famous ship.

The world is full of swimming holes, but few compare to Samoa’s idyllic To Sua ocean trench.

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

Named for the DeFoe novel inspired by a stranded sailor, this island is known for its rare plants and extreme beauty.

Once home to Komodo dragons, this island dreamscape has a rare combination of white, pink, and black sand beaches.

Three wildly colorful calderas top this otherworldly volcano chain.

A real-life "hobbit" cave in Flores, Indonesia.

One of the largest caverns in the world has a maw large enough to stack cathedrals in.

These jagged limestone blades cut out through the canopy of the jungles of Borneo.

Explore a uniquely pristine Borneo forest, now protected by former headhunters turned tour guides.

Where cemeteries are carved into the side of cliffs and infants are buried in the hollows of trees.

This network of tunnels housed an entire village for years, and even had a hall for screening movies.