This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

This iconic location, shrouded in mystery and nostalgia and still an active YMCA camp, was the setting for the Dharma Barracks in the hit TV series 'Lost.'

This coastal cavern is associated with the Hawaiian god of creation.

Race through the maze, get your name on the sign.

One of Oahu’s best snorkeling and diving spots was created by warm water discharged from the nearby power plant.

The air force base preserves its scars from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

A glass display case holds the document that ended the Second World War—which one person signed on the wrong line.

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

During the solar phenomenon "Lahaina Noon" this bendy, curvy sculpture forms a perfectly circular shadow on the ground.

This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.

This saltwater swimming pool, which is the last of its kind in the United States, is slowly crumbling within sight of multiple high-end beachside hotels.

Climbing this abandoned railway leads to breathtaking vistas of O‘ahu.

An authentic replica of an Asian temple and garden hidden amongst the natural beauty of Hawai'i.

The so-called "world's shortest river" is actually a window into a cave.

This state park was once an important Native American cermonial center.

World's largest magnetic research facility.

An unusual college football tradition involves burying pieces of sod from competitors' turf, replete with tiny coffins and headstones.

This elegant neoclassical garden is a peaceful oasis in the middle of the Nepalese capital.

This Kathmandu museum, built in an Austrian modernist style, looks like a set from Star Wars.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.

The oldest Hindu temple complex in Nepal serves as the seat of Nepal’s national deity, Lord Pashupatinath.

"Bangkok's Green Lung," a large park on an island, feels worlds away from traffic-choked Sukhumvit Road.

The ruins of an abandoned 17th-century fort that was almost completely destroyed by a fire.