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

This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.

A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.

Where monkeys run wild and the humans are caged.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

An effigy of Vancouver's Gastown neighorhood's namesake.

Cascading outward, this waterfall creates the appearance of a flowing veil.

Canada shows its hockey pride with a giant stick.

The large fjord lake is thought to be the home of "Ogopogo," a giant sea serpent.

A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.

Railways may have forged this quintet of lovely tunnels, but now they are open to hikers.

A monument stands at one of the starting lines of the Trans-Canada Highway, formerly the longest uninterrupted highway in the world.

This small beach park is littered with a collection of unique driftwood sculptures.

This country market harbors goats on its roof.

This hauntingly stark structure is a relic of an industrial past.

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

A magical expanse of colorful street murals lies hidden within the quiet neighborhood.

Scholar, adventurer, saint, and instigator of the Goa Inquisition.

The last remaining colonial-era Italian church in Old Goa.

Known as the "Queen of Beach Markets," Calangute epitomizes Goa's beach flea market scene.

One man has installed bathtubs into the Utah desert floor to harness the powers of a natural hot spring.

One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.

Local lore holds that Butch Cassidy took an escape route through Red Canyon's sandstone hoodoos after an attempted murder.

The notorious Wild West outlaw was raised in this unassuming abode.