Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

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

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

Europe's largest community of crocodiles and alligators.

The world's biggest pet store.

This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.

Two dozen rescued bears roam (mostly) free at the largest bear ranch in the U.S.

This nature center has one of the largest collections of native raptors in the Pacific Northwest.

Visitors are welcome to enter this lush Key West sanctuary to entertain its plethora of rescued parrots.

Kenya’s oldest town is more than 700 years old and home to 6,000 donkeys.

Visit these gentle, bell-bottomed, exquisite equines at the home of North America's first Gypsy Vanner horses.

Windswept and remote, this island was once the home of a rare mammoth and today is home to a rare tree.

Enormous, fluffy dogs frolic around this museum dedicated to a legendary Saint Bernard.

Rich with fauna and flora, nature-lovers can walk across the sea at this UNESCO World Heritage spot.

This remote stretch of sand is a penguin lover's paradise.

In Texas, a replica Irish castle is home to a charismatic pack of llamas.

Spend a day hanging out with domesticated Russian foxes.

Get up close and personal with these majestic fish.