Places cmstoelb Wants to Go

Legend has it the lovelorn tears of a princess and a shepherd boy formed the blue and green twin lakes in the Azores archipelago.

This underground oasis is one of North America’s most fascinating prehistoric places—and you can scuba dive in it.

The largest freshwater lake in the Florida Keys.

A humid oasis combines recreation with exploration in a unique underwater cavern.

A secret, rocky playground hidden amongst the plain white beaches of the Florida coast.

Just below the surface, shrimp are producing temperatures hotter than the sun.

This ancient sinkhole-turned-healing-pool is a treasure trove of archeological discoveries and may even be the Fountain of Youth.

A much more welcome kind of snowbird vacationer, manatees camp out in these springs every winter.

The only Florida state park with publicly accessible caves.

One of the best places in Florida to spot rare, carnivorous pitcher plants.

These constructed wetlands naturally filter millions of gallons of treated wastewater every day.

These craggy limestone outcrops offer a glimpse at a unique piece of Florida geology.

Visit these gentle, bell-bottomed, exquisite equines at the home of North America's first Gypsy Vanner horses.

One of the world’s largest and deepest freshwater springs, where mastodons once roamed.

This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.

A giant 400-acre preserve in North Florida for displaced wolves.

In Florida, these naughty monkeys live on their own mini-monkey Alcatraz.

A hidden beach at the end of a tunnel of mangrove trees.

This sea stack in Cyprus is traditionally seen as the birthplace of the goddess Aphrodite.

An iconic fountain dedicated to the Roman goddess Flora stands in the heart of Mumbai.

Legend holds that the Ancient Greek goddess of love once bathed in the waters of this grotto.

Riding on a pair of architectural dragons, this Thailand temple holds murals full of lurid imagery.

Modern design and unusual architecture make this mountaintop temple no ordinary Buddhist retreat.

A glittering Thai Buddhist temple in suburban Pennsylvania.