Places andburke Wants to Go

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.

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

The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.

This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.

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

A galaxy of glowworms—larvae of a gnat—hides deep in the belly of these caves.

A glacier pocked with ice caves and surrounded by rainforests.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

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

The Dalai Lama named this New Zealand landscape the "Spiritual Center of the Universe."

One of the world's largest pianos is displayed in the workshop of the man who built it as a teenager.

Running since 1864, this clock has yet to be wound, one of the longest-running science experiments known.

One of New Zealand’s few castles boasts beautiful gardens, grand architecture, and a history filled with family drama.

Known for the tunnel that leads visitors to the water.

One of the world's steepest streets seems to have houses sliding down it.

Hundreds of bras, blowing in the wind.

This museum showcases the history and contributions of the U.S. Army to the medical industry, both on the battlefield and off.

An abandoned, decaying sculpture garden built by an eccentric physician in the 1920s now looks more like a forgotten cemetery.

This hidden sculpture garden full of Wild West art is one of San Antonio's best-kept secrets.

A National Historic Landmark with a scenic clock tower and park filled with deer and peacocks, plus a military museum.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

Iceland's "Smoky Valley" is a beautiful river that is shrouded in a constant cover of steam clouds.

A vintage video game wonderland in downtown Reykjavik.