An ancient Ethiopian cave church is endangered by the simple building of a road.

This massive piece of artwork weighs more than 250 tons, and was designed as a tribute to the first president of the United Arab Emirates.

A small United Arab Emirates territory within an Omani enclave within the United Arab Emirates.

This abandoned fishing village may or may not be haunted.

A tribute to the first human in space.

Once housing children next to hardened criminals this historic jail once displayed Ned Kelly's skull until it was stolen.

The ruins of New Zealand's largest classical-style church.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

The most southerly spot on New Zealand's South Island is home to surreally shaped, permanently mangled trees.

Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.

Hundreds of bras, blowing in the wind.

A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.

The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.

This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.

This unusual rock formation looks like an apple that has been neatly sliced in half.

The real place where the One Ring to rule them all was forged.

High winds can make this one scary landing.

A bronze kitty adorns the grave of the polar explorer who brought the original feline to the Antarctic.

The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.

The 16-foot sculpture of a hand looks out from his perch on top of an art gallery.

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

You may recognize this beautiful grove within Kaitoke Regional Park as location of the house of Elrond.

The "punniest place on Earth” has nearly as many bull-themed puns as it does people.

The largest model carrot in the world.