This Canary island is a quintessential example of nature’s beauty, and its unbridled fury.

Fire meets ice at the southernmost volcano on Earth.

An island in the middle of a lake, in the middle of a volcano, in the middle of a bigger lake, in the middle of a bigger island, in an archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean.

This exacting restaurant will charge a fine for every grain of rice you've left behind.

This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.

A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.

The once-grand remains of this resort are slowly turning into the strange ruins of the future.

A semi-abandoned replica of Prince Edward Island's Avonlea—in Japan.

Plenty of old carney magic still haunts this photogenic amusement park.

The decaying remains of a 1960s mechanical wonderland that never officially closed.

Strange beasts lurking in a garden are all that remain of a quirky, short-lived theme park.

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.

An eatery in a shallow river where diners can enjoy their meal mere feet from the base of an artificial waterfall.

A colossal floating restaurant built to look like a ancient Chinese imperial palace.

Thousands of abandoned statues of deities are taken to this hillside in southern Hong Kong.

This impressive clifftop temple was once at the center of an international custody dispute.

The skeletons, demons, and corpses serve as a warning of the terrors of Buddhist Hell.

Thailand's country villages continue the tradition of gong-making, and invite visitors to watch the process.

Gruesome statues of people reborn in Buddhist hell stand among the ruins of an 11th-century sanctuary.

One of São Paulo's tight urban intersections has become a haven for graffiti artists ever since a single Batman started the trend.

A mythical garden that once grew the golden apples of wisdom is said to have existed in this ancient Moroccan city.

The crypts are so large they're basically their own underground church.

Picturesque intersection of witchcraft and ancient Christianity.

The mummified relic of St. Catherine sits forever on a golden throne.