A rare festival blending religion, blacksmiths, vagina dentata, sex workers, and the straight-up facts of life.

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.

Drinkslinger is an unlikely vocation for a Buddhist monk, but at this Tokyo bar the enlightenment is served in a martini glass.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

An Australian lake whose pink hue defies scientific explanation.

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

In this small Phoenix taxidermy emporium, you can find everything from a squid in a jar to a freeze-dried toad.

Stunning wetlands ablaze with pink lotus flowers.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years old and harbors many surprises.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

Mother Nature outdoes herself with this stunningly beautiful set of caves carved into marble.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.