This odd Chilean waterfall-cano hotel must be entered via a rope bridge.

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

Created hundreds of years ago, the magical follies and landscapes at this park were almost lost to time before being restored.

Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water, this ancient crypt is more wishing well than burial site.

Hanging over one of Japan's "hidden valleys," these vine bridges must be remade every three years.

This hilltop warren of monastic dwellings is the result of centuries worth of Mongol attacks.

This trio of Dominican cave lakes comprise a colorful biosphere of natural life.

This crocodile-infested East Timor reservoir is also home to a spectacular half-sunken forest.

The abandoned husk of a mental institution that failed to save a Jazz Age icon still sits nearly unchanged.

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

The haunting peak of an old church is all that remains of a drowned Brazilian city.

This ancient ruined monastery has been destroyed by fire so many times that it seems like God hates it.

Breathtakingly blue walls shimmer inside the "Glacier Behind the Town."

These jagged limestone blades cut out through the canopy of the jungles of Borneo.

This huge pile of volcanic boulders hides a stunning network of secret grottoes.

This tiny lake temple dedicated to a water goddess seems to float on the surface.