Hamilton, New Zealand
The Huddleston
A steampunk airship "floats" above Hamilton Gardens delivering plants and compost.
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Berriedale, Australia
Museum of Old and New Art (MONA)
This controversial museum includes such detested exhibits as a chocolate suicide bomber and fecal-smelling digestion machine.
Ohakune, New Zealand
Ohakune Carrot
The largest model carrot in the world.
Taupō, New Zealand
Taupō McDonald's Airplane
Eat your Big Mac in a DC-3.
Cape Reinga, New Zealand
Te Paki Sand Dunes
Mounds of fine golden sand that can rise nearly 500 feet tall.
Hampden, New Zealand
Moeraki Boulders
Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco's Cable Car Museum
Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.
San Francisco, California
Palace of Fine Arts
The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.
San Francisco, California
Musée Mécanique
A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.
Denver, Colorado
Blue Mustang
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.
Denver, Colorado
Mile-High Steps at the Colorado State Capitol
The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).
Evergreen, Colorado
Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway
The highest paved road in North America winds its way up Mount Blue Sky in Colorado to an altitude of 14,130 feet above sea level.
Denver, Colorado
Cheesman Park
A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.
Apia, Samoa
Robert Louis Stevenson Museum
A museum now occupies the mansion in Samoa where the prolific Scottish writer chose to spend the last years of his life.
Apia, Samoa
To Sua Ocean Trench
The world is full of swimming holes, but few compare to Samoa’s idyllic To Sua ocean trench.
Wanaka, New Zealand
Puzzling World
New Zealand's epic shrine to all things puzzling.
Denver, Colorado
Big Blue Bear
Overlooking the Colorado Convention Center is this giant sculpture made from thousands of triangles.
San Francisco, California
Camera Obscura & Holograph Collection
A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.
Kansasville, Wisconsin
Richard Bong State Recreation Area
The Bong-area park police have asked visitors to please, stop stealing the signs.
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Mars Cheese Castle
Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.
Melbourne, Australia
Princess Theatre
One of the oldest theaters in Australia, it's also said to be haunted by a performer who died on stage.
Black Rock, Australia
HMVS Cerberus
Australia's only intact colonial warship never saw action before being turned into a scenic wreck.
St Kilda, Australia
St. Kilda Pier Penguin Colony
You'll find the little birds tucked within the rocks of this Australian beach.
Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne Observatory
The city’s oldest gateway to the galaxy lies at the entrance to the Royal Botanical Gardens.
