Gardens representing parts of Asia, Europe, and the Mid East are tucked away among the Soviet-style buildings in East Berlin.

The site of a concentration camp where inmates were made to take part in one of the largest counterfeiting operations in history is now hauntingly empty.

Countless stories attempt to explain Poland's mysterious J-shaped trees.

An elevator into the Baltic Sea.

A long spiraling walkway winds through the woods, and around a copper beech tree at the center.

A chance to sleep among the firs and pines of the Oregon forest.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

An arsenic-filled pool in the Grand Canyon takes on the appearance of a giant, overflowing pumpkin.

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

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

It takes a nine-mile hike to reach these hot springs, but weary hikers are rewarded with stunning views and a warm soak.

Once a menacing challenge for trailblazers, this trail is now the most scenic drive in Utah.

These tall, red sandstone pinnacles outside Moab are often forgotten amid their more famous neighbors.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

The abandoned coal loading dock is a canvas for unsanctioned art.

A breathtaking flower tunnel bursts with beautiful golden blossoms.

A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.