The Dalai Lama named this New Zealand landscape the "Spiritual Center of the Universe."

Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

The real life Hobbiton, this sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for The Hobbit film series.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

These craggy limestone outcrops offer a glimpse at a unique piece of Florida geology.

A nude beach alongside a washed-out road.

A once-glowing grotto at the bottom of Waikapalae Wet Cave.

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

A Hawaiian stairway to heaven—that you can't climb.

This coastal cavern is associated with the Hawaiian god of creation.

This airstrip atoll is uninhabited by humans, but absolutely full of birds.

Ten acres of the Kula Forest Reserve make up this wonderous state park.

Formerly a lovely white sand beach this Hawaiian stretch is now a trap for countless tons of trash.

The southernmost point in the United States is a beautiful place to look at but a deadly place to wade in.

A model of a galactic embassy is hidden in plain sight along the highway, proposed by a UFO religion to find the aliens that created life on Earth.

More than 2,000 species of tropical plants call this nature preserve and sanctuary home.

Try your hand at old-fashioned coffee growing at this museum devoted to one of the world's most coveted beans.

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

A unique set of caves that spits waves back out into the ocean.

This narrow coastline trail through the dense Kauai wilderness is among the most beautiful and dangerous in the world.

This unusual lava tube spouts seawater during high surf.

This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.

A cooled lava flow from the Haleakalā volcano formed these surreal-looking columnar basalt structures.