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

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.

A museum befitting the city responsible for supplying the majority of the world's LSD.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

Where manatees are the snowbird vacationers in these balmy Florida springs.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

The United States Capitol's former columns still stand.

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

With a floor made of thick glass, this observation deck offers a full view of Sunwapta Valley's mountains and rivers.

This natural wonder is disappearing at an alarming rate.

Take a hike to this remote, scenic tea stop in the Canadian Rockies.

Fossils, railroads, and waterfalls!