6 Cool Helicopter Rides

1. Milford Sound, New Zealand. Fly through the majestic Alps and over rainforests, frozen lakes and famous Milford Sound. Touch down on an age-old glacier with Over the Top Helicopters in Queenstown.

2. Big Island, Hawaii. Look down on some of America's most dramatic scenery, including the Kilauea volcano, erupting continuously since 1983. Fly above rainforests, black-sand beaches and waterfalls with Blue Hawaiian, the helicopter of choice for both tourists and Hollywood aerial photography.

3. Grand Canyon, Arizona. Papillon Helicopter Tours will give you a bird's-eye view of the Big Ditch. Fly over the Little Colorado Confluence, which the Hopi Indians considered sacred and which you will too, from your seat in the sky.

4. Sydney, Australia. Fly past the Opera House and the Botanical Gardens, down the Parramatta River and over the exclusive suburbs, spectacular cliffs and golden beaches with Sydney Helicopters.

5. Juneau, Alaska. Fly with Temsco Tours past rainforests, alpine ridges and mountain peaks on your way to majestic Mendenhall Glacier. You'll pass directly over it for an eagle-eye view of ice spires, deep blue crevasses and meltwater pools. Fly past the 7,000-foot-high rock sentinels, the Mendenhall Towers, before landing to explore the glacier on foot with guides.

6. Fiji. Island hop and see pristine beaches, clear blue ocean, rainforests, mountains, rolling green hills and waterfalls with Heli-Tours Fiji.