The Coolest Places on Earth

We travel to the craziest endurance races on the planet. From the Tundra of the Polar Circle, to the most active Volcano in Chile, we’ll see what makes these races so wild, and why the athletes keep coming back.

We climb into the world’s coolest caves, see the most beautiful vistas, and discover the most dazzling natural wonders on the planet.

We visit the world’s coolest buildings, including three of the tallest structures in the world, check out the most incredible public art, and see the most amazing public parks, including some dazzling treetops in Singapore.

Whether you’re hiking, snorkeling, or eating out, it pays to know where to go, how to get there, and what to bring. Get the facts, figures, and tips you’ll need to make your next trip perfect.

Get ready to scale the Alps and cut across the Blue Danube. In Austria, we’ll pay a visit to Vienna, investigate some of the best Alpine skiing, and see how a “salt castle” could become one the most beautiful cities in Europe.

We're traveling around the world in search of the most intense, most dangerous, and most entertaining motorized races. We bushwhack through the rainforest in Malaysia, rip around the Isle of Man, race up Pike's Peak in Colorado, and harness the power of the sun in Australia.

Some of the smallest countries in the world are the coolest. We travel the world and explore the tiny and amazing countries of Luxembourg, Lichtenstein, Grenada, Vatican City, San Marino, Monaco, and Swaziland.

Get ready for the ultimate Caribbean vacation. We island hop to some of the best beaches, resorts, and island villages in the world, sail across turquoise waters, soak up the sun on white sand beaches, and hike inland to climb waterfalls, cliff jump, and eat delicious local fare.

Trips to Little Cayman, Cayman Brac and Grand Cayman. Activities include shipwreck diving.

A tour of Central Europe includes skiing in the Swiss Alps; taking in the scenery of Midi-Pyrenees; visiting the top spots in Paris; and getting a taste of the local flavor in Belgium.

The South Pacific; Easter Island; Kangaroo Island; Mackinac Island; Maui.

A Scandinavian excursion includes skiing and fishing in Finland; giving adventure sports a whirl in Sweden; taking in the sights in Norway; biking in Denmark; and exploring the Faroe Islands.

A scuba dive in Madagascar; a hot-air-balloon ride in Myanmar; and visits to Florida's Dry Tortugas National Park, South Dakota's Badlands National Park and California's Death Valley National Park. Also: goat racing in Trinidad and Tobago.

Driving around New Zealand's North Island; history and culture in England; a tour of the American West; honoring a famous sailboat race on the Great Lakes.

Malta: a classic car race; deep-sea fishing; diving for shipwrecks; a tour through medieval times; food festivals for all tastes.

Scotland: mountain biking; white-water rapids; touring famous castles; vibrant cities; beaches; golfing.

Ancient ruins in Belize; blue glaciers in Argentina; enjoying Aruba; what is really hot about Chile.

The Baltic Sea region of Northern Europe; medieval castles; spas; the cultural elite; festivals.

Where the rain forest meets the beach; elephants; harnessing the wind and surf; shopping from a river boat; one of the longest zip lines in the world.

Biking, sledding, swatting, running, shooting, paddling, driving and surfing through the most adventurous, offbeat and extreme sports on Earth.