An otherworldly alpine pasture with its own unique microculture that recalls Middle Earth.

A miniature train-ride through Slovenia's largest cave system.

A set of ancient drawings in the desert of Peru that are so massive, many of them can only be fully seen from the sky.

This scalding hot river was thought to be a myth until one geoscientist made it his quest to study the mystical waters.

A remote candy-striped mountain in the Peruvian Andes straight out of the pages of Dr. Seuss.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

These layered sandstone mountains in China look like they are made of pressed crayons.

This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.

Stunning wetlands ablaze with pink lotus flowers.

Ruins of a German Castle on top of a towering stone pillar.

This unique temple complex remains off the typical tourist trail.

A grand imperial capital left to fall into magnificent ruin.

Over 2,000 ancient temples dot the Myanmar landscape at the site of this famed archaeological site.

This stunning mass of ice spans 121 square miles and is still growing.

A series of waterfalls so massive they straddle the border of Argentina and Brazil.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.

Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.

The water here is so clear you can see the mysteriously sunken ship from the surface.

A magical museum of fairy tale treasures near Cyprus' buffer zone.

This abandoned Slovenian military barracks has become a punky-political art squat.