There are plenty of trails and scenery, and then of course there are the Moai.

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That's just four times the number of moai and less than the island's horse population.

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We know that in some last desperate act the locals turned on the Moai and tried to destroy them.

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The combination of mystery, awe and natural beauty is unmatched, making the Moai of Easter Island even more compelling than Mayan, Incan and Egyptian ruins.

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For reference, a handful of time zones are listed below -- we considered adding Easter Island, but we have yet to confirm whether or not the Moai forbid access to the internet.

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No one knows for sure why an ancient people built the towering statues known as Moai, why they eventually turned on the Moai and tried to destroy them, or why their entire civilization became extinct.

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