Places deaverjessica Wants to Go

Once the foundation for a mansion, these ruins now offer amazing panoramic coastal views.

A secret climbing tree hides along the side of a Costa Rican road.

The sister plane of the C-123 shot down during the Iran-Contra Affair has found a new purpose in retirement.

This Costa Rican topiary park is a surreal garden of unearthly delights.

Where dogs like the rare "Fire-Tailed Border Cocker" run free on the mountainside.

This neon blue river gets its color from a unique mix of bacteria and volcano minerals.

Sloth rehabilitation center in the jungle of Costa Rica.

A natural swimming hole that was once a ceremonial center for Mayan priests.

An important Mayan religious and trading center dating back to 200 BC.

Sparkling, calcite-covered skeletons of children who may have been sacrificed to appease an angry god.

This staircase in a lush tropical grotto was built by enslaved laborers and renamed to honor Queen Victoria's role in ending slavery in the British Empire.

One of the deepest blue holes in the world.

The cafe that acts as the social hub for the small volcanic island of HMS Bounty fame.

The watery grave of Captain Bligh's famous ship.

This peaceful path through the jungle is surrounded by songbirds and complete with a waterfall.

The best place to encounter plants and animals that can only be found in New Caledonia.

A museum now occupies the mansion in Samoa where the prolific Scottish writer chose to spend the last years of his life.

The world is full of swimming holes, but few compare to Samoa’s idyllic To Sua ocean trench.

Inside this faux cave, visitors can learn how some of their favorite fantasy characters were created.

Nature's slip and slide.

Watch the seas clash at the place where according to Maori tradition, the spirits depart for their journey to the afterlife.

The explorer Captain Cook may have named it White Island, but the Maori call it Te Puia o Whakaari – The Dramatic Volcano.

The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.

A galaxy of glowworms—larvae of a gnat—hides deep in the belly of these caves.