A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

A magical sinkhole on the Yucatán Peninsula is adorned with mini waterfalls and hanging vines.

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

This "preacher's pulpit" once used for pagan ritual, is home to a new, and dangerous ritual.

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.

This wondrous hideaway is suspended in a bamboo forest above a sanctuary for rescued llamas and alpacas.

Where Elvis Presley received his first Army buzz cut.

A beautiful South Korean gate and garden in Little Rock honors American Taekwondo.

One of the most acclaimed eateries in Arkansas is a two-table diner on the ground floor of a family home.

A remote lodge nestled among some of the world's best-preserved rainforests.

Five miles of underground river link lake to ocean.

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

Underground monastery and fortress.

Small church on top of a huge rock column.

This Tang Dynasty behemoth is the biggest Buddha in the world.

An out-of-place slice of France, smack in the middle of Shanghai.

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

This short pedestrian span is also known as the "Fairy Walking Bridge" because it looks almost magical.

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

Away from the crowds of fishing enthusiasts, take a hike deep into the woods and journey into an eerie darkness.

Monks turned this mountain into a temple by digging grottoes, tunnels, and a huge pagoda-like hall.

This vanilla farm serves its crops at an on-site café.