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

Locals use these rock pools and waterfalls for swimming and cliff diving.

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

This mom-and-pop Japanese sweets shop has been serving cloud-light mochi for almost a century.

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

Doris Duke's lasting collection of Islamic Art, hidden in a Hawaiian paradise.

Hundreds of mossy stones engraved with bits of philosophy, literature and random musings.

The trout that grew a winter coat is mounted in its Colorado hometown.

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

From mid-September to early November, dreamy fields of pink muhly grass spring up all over South Korea.

Where two rivers meet—but don’t mix.

A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.

A cooled lava flow from the Haleakalā volcano formed these surreal-looking columnar basalt structures.

Submerged lava formations create incredible waterworks.

A once-glowing grotto at the bottom of Waikapalae Wet Cave.

Even after the church tried to wipe the practice out, this pagan festival lives on each year in a small Scottish village.

This brilliant display of whirling fireballs celebrates Hogmanay.

Two churches shoot bottle rockets at each others' bell towers in an unusual Easter celebration.

Flaming barrels of tar race through these village streets on Bonfire Night, a tradition that dates back centuries.

A celebration of solstice followed by a fiery purging of evils.

A festival where people vie to be bombarded by exploding clusters of fireworks.

This Cuban town sets the sky on fire around Christmas each year.