A faux desert landscape in the middle of the jungle that sprouts oases during the rainy season.

Mother Nature outdoes herself with this stunningly beautiful set of caves carved into marble.

Swarovski's museum/theme park is a fake diamond fantasia overlooked by a giant.

An abandoned lighthouse awaits its destiny: being buried under shifting sand.

Sleep in a glass pod dangling off a cliff.

A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."

A 10 million-ton rock once worshiped by the Tahamies Indians, accessed by an astounding staircase.

Unparalleled stargazing, one of Colombia's best observatories, and a swimming pool can all be found in the middle of this ancient tropical forest.

An explosion of natural color known as "the river that ran away from paradise."

This 140-year-old beacon off the Florida Keys marks the wreck of a Navy ship that once roamed the Caribbean hunting pirates.

This pair of Australian "waterfalls" appear to be falling straight across the land.

This high-design church is made up of two dizzying spirals meant to evoke the weaving together of marriage.

This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.

Deep scars on the earth left by the Ice Age.

Massive crater in central Oregon.

An obscure waterfall that looks like something out of a fantasy novel.

A beach made of semi-precious green sand on the Big Island of Hawai'i.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

This hidden fire lookout offers spectacular views of Sequoia National Park.

A remote desert lookout offers unparalleled views of the California badlands for those who brave the trek.

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 sinkhole and now a swimming hole, too, full of dazzling turquoise water.

A magical sinkhole on the Yucatán Peninsula is adorned with mini waterfalls and hanging vines.