A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.

The final resting place for a wealthy Roman family, this tomb might be the best preserved of its kind outside Italy.

A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.

It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.

This historic funicular system combines the old with the new while offering delightful views over the surrounding valley.

A collection of artworks exclusively created by the mentally ill that was almost burned by Nazi culture police.

Bits of flat terrain surrounded by cliffs make one of the most beautiful landscapes in the Azores.

As the highest point in the Mid-Atlantic range this stratovolcano offers spectacular views.

This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.

When Azorean green tea meets volcanic hot springs water, a luminous brew is born.

A perfectly circular lake is formed by the crater of an ancient underwater volcano.

This abandoned five-star hotel is now a five-star urban exploration destination.

An old Dutch lightvessel is now stuck in a dock near the mouth of the Suriname River.

This haunting ghost ship stands beached in the waters off the coast of the Falkland Islands.

This remote stretch of sand is a penguin lover's paradise.

Recently revamped museum of Fijian history located within a gorgeous colonial-era garden.

Ancient weaving techniques are used to create these colorful souvenirs.

With only one flight in and out a week, the unfenced runway at this small island's airport transforms into a seaside park for locals and visitors.

A site of natural wonder and flying coconuts in Samoa.

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

The cafe that acts as the social hub for the small volcanic island of HMS Bounty fame.

This volcanically volatile island town is home to an abandoned series of tunnels left by the Japanese during WWII.

The ruins of an ancient island city built atop a coral reef in the South Pacific are spectacular and strange enough to have inspired H.P. Lovecraft.

This peaceful path through the jungle is surrounded by songbirds and complete with a waterfall.