Places Edited by aworldtotravel

Once home to Komodo dragons, this island dreamscape has a rare combination of white, pink, and black sand beaches.

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

Natural stone arches form a walkable "cathedral" at low tide, then disappear entirely when the water returns.

This mountaintop observatory is home to one of the world's largest reflective telescopes.

A sprawling nature preserve harbors the world's only living dragons.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

Open air sculptures by an eccentric and loin-clothed hermit.

The world's largest wooden structure.

A sculpture for the sun and stars, created by Nancy Holt.