A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

The sculpture's largest spire points directly toward the North Star.

During the summer, surfers in Alaska take advantage of this inlet’s unusual water patterns.

Clean, cold drinking water flows from a nondescript pipe in a roadside rock face.

The ruins of a town wiped out by the second-largest earthquake in recorded history.

The world's northernmost brewery uses water from a 2,000-year-old glacier to create its beer.

In the northernmost city in the world, it's illegal to be buried because it’s too cold for bodies to decompose.

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.

The bright red stripes streaking across the rocks are the star feature at this Icelandic waterfall.

Along this wire fence, travelers have been leaving a particular memento since 2012.

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.

These primitive rock paintings include a very beloved depiction of a woolly mammoth.

Stormy conditions send jets of seawater bursting through holes in the cliffs.

A spectacular walk on the flank of a gorge.

A historic Christian shrine nestled within a spectacular natural cave.

A road that winds through this natural cave is the only way to access the small, appropriately-named village of Cuevas.

A magnificent place to see authentic paleolithic cave paintings that are an astounding 33,000 years old.

A wonderful collection of fossilized dinosaurs and other creatures that roamed the landscape millions of years ago.

This enchanting green space houses a labyrinth lined with toxic plants.

The much-loved protagonist of famed Argentinian comics can be found sitting on a park bench.

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