Woven tree art gives this towering Australian woodland a touch of mystical whimsy.

The only pollutant in the clear blue water is sunscreen.

The unique ecosystem atop an Australian mountain is home to some colorful inhabitants.

This gracefully curving formation looks like a massive wave that was suddenly turned to stone.

A castle hand-built by a Spanish dreamer in the Australian tropical jungle.

A collection of outdoor mystical statues paying homage to indigenous Australians and ecological stewardship.

An Australian lake whose pink hue defies scientific explanation.

This preserved village shows the modest lifestyles of the area's 19th-century Chinese gold miners.

The once and future home of New Zealand's famed Pink and White Terraces.

The explorer Captain Cook may have named it White Island, but the Maori call it Te Puia o Whakaari – The Dramatic Volcano.

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.

Deadly scalding and one of the largest hot springs in the world.

One of the world's steepest streets seems to have houses sliding down it.

The most southerly spot on New Zealand's South Island is home to surreally shaped, permanently mangled trees.

Known for the tunnel that leads visitors to the water.

Some of the clearest water anywhere in the world.

A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.

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

Neo-cave art on the macro scale.

A focal point of the Cuban government, this city square features one of the most iconic images in the country.

A bronze sculpture of Lenin’s likeness outside Havana surrounded by 12 human figures in solidarity with the Bolshevik Revolution.

Where a rare geological phenomenon created a section of rock that resembles a checkerboard.

A tropical paradise once home to space exploration and military installations.

Storms, funding, and in-fighting have kept this Bermuda church from ever being completed.