This nugget of paradise earned its name for obvious reasons.

A surprising number of shipwrecks visible just off the Somaliland coast.

Two cannon-like cranes were installed on top of the bank building to fend off bad feng shui.

Pre-Nazi swastikas adorn the sculpted pachyderms flanking this brewhouse portal.

This grand building inspired by classic Islamic architecture is home to a seat of provincial government.

Founded by French colonists in 1919, this mountain resort has been transformed into one-of-a-kind theme park.

This 17th-century fort, built by the Dutch to control a piece of the international spice trade, is now a city park.

One of the largest caverns in the world has a maw large enough to stack cathedrals in.

Ferdinand Magellan dubbed the world's largest water village the "Venice of the East."

A symbol of Islam in oil-rich Brunei.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions.

This 16th-century monastery has been turned into a surrealist architecture compound.

Malaysia's floating mosque.

These jagged limestone blades cut out through the canopy of the jungles of Borneo.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

The southernmost point in the United States is a beautiful place to look at but a deadly place to wade in.

These ancient sacred grounds granted amnesty to those who managed to reach them.

A French valley with forests so lush it was nicknamed "the Small Amazonia of the Pyrenees."

Ancient stone graves shaped like ships provided a Viking-like burial to carry the dead to the afterlife.

Crooked windswept pines give this old forest an enchanted and magical look.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.

A controversial memorial at the place where Captain Cook met his violent end.