If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

A winding, blood-red tunnel of hardened lava navigable by foot.

This modern monument to pagan belief looks like it was transported straight from ancient times.

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

This historic Chilean cemetery is the burial place of hundreds of European and American freethinkers and non-Catholics.

This Japanese-inspired labyrinth of hot springs is hidden in a Chilean forest.

One of the few places in Portugal where the Celtic ritual of wearing large wooden masks is still practiced.

A chunk of the "true cross" is held in this small Portuguese church where modern day exorcisms are said to be common place.

A lush oasis full of vibrant plants and striking geometric displays.

This unassuming chapel in Portugal plays host to a ghoulish collection of bones.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

The medieval castle built as headquarters for the Pope's secretive Knights Templar.

This gaping hole in the middle of a remote mountain lake looks like a portal to another dimension.

The stunning interior of this Gothic church is covered in ornate gold details.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

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

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

Polish luminaries and masterful folk art find sanctuary in this unique cemetery.

In this pristine Ecuadorian hippie town, residents remain active well into their eighties and nineties.

A set of ancient drawings in the desert of Peru that are so massive, many of them can only be fully seen from the sky.