These unusual rooms on wheels are holdovers from the 1960s.

This roadside installation gives travelers a chance to stretch their legs. Don't worry—it doesn’t bite!

This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.

The highest concentration of Art Deco buildings in the world.

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

A 19th-century perch for spotting sailing ships now boasts one of the most iconic views in the Southern Hemisphere.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

A statue of a Scottish cultural icon in central Sydney.

The statue honors an adventurous seafaring cat.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

Though considered an eyesore by some, this boxy Brutalist high-rise plays a significant role in Sydney's past.

A collaboration of art and ornithology mourns the calls of Sydney's lost birds.

In the shadow of the Sydney Opera House, Indigenous ingredients shine.

This semi-permanent cathedral was built of cardboard, wood, and steel after Christchurch's 2011 earthquake.

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

The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

A modern temple with an ancient philosophy.

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

Bangkok celebrated its shifting monarchy with a militaristic homage to democracy.

A condom-covered Thai restaurant that is more concerned with birth control than food.

An Orlando museum houses the world’s most comprehensive collection of work by Louis Comfort Tiffany.