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

A site of natural wonder and flying coconuts in Samoa.

A museum now occupies the mansion in Samoa where the prolific Scottish writer chose to spend the last years of his life.

The best place to encounter plants and animals that can only be found in New Caledonia.

Marvel of green building techniques that sings with the wind.

After the devastating 2011 earthquake, historic Christchurch begins to recover, starting with the pop-up Re:START mall.

The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

A glacier pocked with ice caves and surrounded by rainforests.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

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

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

An exquisite example of Uyghur Islamic architecture.

An ancient fortification lives on in this Chinese city.

The western-most fortress on the Great Wall of China has gone from a strategic stronghold to a kitschy tourist carnival.

The ancient remains of this natural fortress can still be found along the Silk Road looking surprisingly preserved.

Hundreds of caves filled with thousands of centuries-old statues and murals.

The tiny statues form China's only known terracotta army from the Han dynasty.

A lush desert oasis in the shape of a narrow crescent.

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

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

The name of this ancient Indonesian temple translates as "Elephant Cave" but it could be more accurately called "The Hellmouth."

Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.

This underwater sculpture park is the basis for a manmade coral reef.