Places sthrailkill Wants to Go

The world is full of swimming holes, but few compare to Samoa’s idyllic To Sua ocean trench.

This beautiful eden was once the vacation home of Tahitian royals before Marlon Brando bought it.

Site of James Cook's historic observations of the 1769 transit of Venus.

Known for the tunnel that leads visitors to the water.

The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

Deadly scalding and one of the largest hot springs in the world.

This deadly little sliver of beach has seen hundreds of whales beach themselves over the years.

Temple complex that once housed the famous statue of Nike.

The temple that withstood the Nazis.

An autonomous republic of Orthodox monks.

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

Ancient Greek oracle of the dead.

Unusual house, in an unusual neighborhood, home to some very unusual peanuts.

A spring-fed pool so deep it's used for scuba diving as well as swimming.

A popular swimming hole that hides one of America's most deadly diving spots.

An Aztec temple, the largest man-made pyramid in the world, sits buried in earth with a Spanish church set on top.

The ruins of an ancient city built by Mayan traders is centered around a temple of a sacred feathered serpent deity.

Concrete construction materials turned into a fashionable capsule hotel in rural Mexico.

Shocking dioramas of human torture, meant to promote human rights awareness.

An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.

Stained glass windows bathe this botanical garden in cosmic light.

The biggest drug trafficking passage between Mexico and the U.S.

A US military accident created the legends behind this Mexican version of the Bermuda Triangle.