Perth, Australia
Bottle Cap Tree
Hundreds of people walk past this palm tree every day without spotting its secret.
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Perth, Australia
Hundreds of people walk past this palm tree every day without spotting its secret.
Perth, Australia
This Western Australian mint was established during the height of the Australian gold rush.
St Kilda, Australia
Home to the oldest operating roller coaster in the Southern Hemisphere.
Port Arthur, Australia
Relics of Australia's convict past, and a modern scene of unimaginable horror.
Kiama, Australia
This massive water spout has been luring visitors for hundreds of years, some to their death.
Katoomba, Australia
This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.
Sydney, Australia
A 19th-century perch for spotting sailing ships now boasts one of the most iconic views in the Southern Hemisphere.
Sydney, Australia
Though considered an eyesore by some, this boxy Brutalist high-rise plays a significant role in Sydney's past.
Sydney, Australia
Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!
Sydney, Australia
Native Australian lizards inhabit this garden celebrating Sydney and its sister city in China.
Sydney, Australia
Cockatoo Island is a Heritage-listed island in the middle of Sydney Harbour.
Hot Water Beach, New Zealand
Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.
Waitomo, New Zealand
Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.
Rotorua, New Zealand
Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.
Taupō, New Zealand
Eat your Big Mac in a DC-3.
Ohakune, New Zealand
The largest model carrot in the world.
Taihape, New Zealand
Taihape's claim to fame is a fictional Kiwi farmer wearing gumboots.
Bulls, New Zealand
The "punniest place on Earth” has nearly as many bull-themed puns as it does people.
Wellington, New Zealand
New Zealand's only running funicular railway.
Wellington, New Zealand
The 16-foot sculpture of a hand looks out from his perch on top of an art gallery.
Wellington, New Zealand
Referred to as "the crappiest fountain ever," this sculpture has been splashing unknowing passersby since 1969.
Wellington, New Zealand
High winds can make this one scary landing.
Takaka, New Zealand
Some of the clearest water anywhere in the world.
Kaiteriteri, New Zealand
This unusual rock formation looks like an apple that has been neatly sliced in half.