Tokyo, Japan
Yukku-Rhythm Pendulum Clock
This unassuming office building is home to what was once the world's largest pendulum clock.
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Tokyo, Japan
This unassuming office building is home to what was once the world's largest pendulum clock.
Tokyo, Japan
Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”
Tokyo, Japan
Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.
Japan
The world's longest tunnel with an undersea section.
Toyoura, Japan
Inaccessible by foot, Japan's most secluded train station sits in the middle of nowhere.
Sapporo, Japan
An open-air museum exhibiting a total of 52 century-old buildings, recreating Hokkaido’s “pioneer village.”
Taupō, New Zealand
This 46-foot-tall carving of a legendary Māori navigator can only be visited by boat.
Ohope, New Zealand
The explorer Captain Cook may have named it White Island, but the Maori call it Te Puia o Whakaari – The Dramatic Volcano.
Waiotapu, New Zealand
This electric green sulphur lake in New Zealand looks like a cartoonish radioactive dump site.
Waimangu, New Zealand
The once and future home of New Zealand's famed Pink and White Terraces.
Waimangu, New Zealand
Deadly scalding and one of the largest hot springs in the world.
Tumunui, New Zealand
An immersive Māori village where you can learn history and heritage through dance, ceremony, song, architecture, and food.
Rotorua, New Zealand
Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.
Hot Water Beach, New Zealand
Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.
Auckland, New Zealand
A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.
Waipu, New Zealand
A galaxy of glowworms—larvae of a gnat—hides deep in the belly of these caves.
Whangārei, New Zealand
A heritage park that explores the history and ecology of Whangārei.
Waipoua Forest, New Zealand
Largest Kauri tree in New Zealand.
Ehlanzeni, South Africa
Raging waters have created a strange geological site that looks like something off of a progressive rock album cover.
Madrid, Spain
A lush indoor jungle fills this bustling Madrid transportation hub.
Madrid, Spain
Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.
Gibraltar
Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.
Gibraltar
There was a top secret plan during World War II to seal a group of soldiers inside the rock.
Gibraltar
Red, white, and blue painted steps along with a Union Jack celebrate the outcome of Gibraltar's 1967 referendum.