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Climb right into the heart of this colorful Iceland volcano.

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

Devastated landscape used for hundreds of years by the Romans as their primary mining site.

A unique set of caves that spits waves back out into the ocean.

A Hawaiian stairway to heaven—that you can't climb.

Try your hand at old-fashioned coffee growing at this museum devoted to one of the world's most coveted beans.

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

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

Submerged lava formations create incredible waterworks.

A true treehouse near Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.

This industrial area was the dumping ground for massive amounts of trash, some of which washes up as tiny bits of sea glass.

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

The location of the last stand of Charles Manson's doomsday cult.

A vast necropolis where you'll find the elaborate mausoleums of Argentinian tango stars.

Museum housed in underground tunnels that date back to Buenos Aires's earliest settlements.

A gateway to a mysterious network of underground tunnels.

Buenos Aires' city of the dead contains some very famous remains, including Eva Perón.

Xul Solar was an artist of alternate worlds, inventor of languages, and dreamer of utopias.

This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.

Invading U.S. troops were first seen from this now-abandoned tower, leading to the Spanish-American War.

Legend has it this historic port was a popular hideout and smuggling spot for pirates.

Years of neglect and nature took a toll on this 19th-century lighthouse.

This small, hidden cove is home to abandoned boats.