Places Calmmseas Wants to Go

The famed natural wonder that gave its name to a fishcake as well as one of the most popular anime series of all time.

An abandoned giant glass dome sits in the bay in “the Venice of the East.”

This pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

A beautiful waterway tucked in the corner of a power plant.

Bioluminescence in the reefs of the Maldives causes the sea to glow like a starry night sky.

The world's seventh-largest coral reef contains an incredible amount of biodiversity.

A sinkhole and now a swimming hole, too, full of dazzling turquoise water.

This beautiful system of tunnels built into natural rock serves as a centuries old plumbing system.

Iran's colorful terraces are a rare geological masterpiece.

This cavernous swimming spot doubles as a home to the largest known colony of bats in Central Asia.

The lovely lake that was naturally dammed, then naturally destroyed, then unnaturally saved.

An ancient impact crater on the outskirts of Pretoria.

This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.

When Azorean green tea meets volcanic hot springs water, a luminous brew is born.

Rainwater transformed this old quarry into a peaceful pond you won't find in most tourist books.

Live data is transmitted from the Atlantic coast to instantly recreate the ocean waves in this fountain at the NOAA headquarters.

Once part of a dam servicing an early 19th century grist mill, the tucked-way falls are a tricky-to-find urban oasis.

These unique rock formations were created during the Ice Age.

Narrow gorges and deep pools created by long-ago glaciers.

This once-grand marvel of engineering is now 41 miles of scenic hiking trail.

A long-forgotten Victorian swimming hole is still a fun spot for a dip.

An ancient glacial pothole waterfall in the heart of the Green Mountains.

A beautiful multicolored mound formed by the mineral deposits of the Orenda Spring.