A Maori village obliterated by an 1886 volcanic eruption.

A galaxy of glowworms—larvae of a gnat—hides deep in the belly of these caves.

Some of the clearest water anywhere in the world.

A glacier pocked with ice caves and surrounded by rainforests.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

One man's dream has turned into this naturally growing chapel made of almost nothing but trees.

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."

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

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

Existing for more than four centuries, the last of Hakone’s historic teahouses serves a sweet, mold-based rice drink.

This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.

About 80% of all U.S. avocados are descendants of Rudolph Hass's glorious tree.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

A Byzantine church containing the holy remnants of three saints sits atop the site of an ancient temple.

The railway carts travelers to central Athens's highest peak, which offers stunning vistas of the city.

This mystical orb covered in strange symbols is thought to have been used in ancient Greek magical rituals.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.