Mount Bundey, Australia
Australian In-Situ Wild Rice Conservation Project
A Japanese sculptor carved an ode to biodiversity into a floodplain.
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Mount Bundey, Australia
A Japanese sculptor carved an ode to biodiversity into a floodplain.
Talkeetna, Alaska
This whimsical stacked cabin looks like something out of a children's book.
Banff, Alberta
Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.
Alberta
The frozen bubbles that form on the icy surface of this Canadian lake contain enough methane to create a small explosion.
Issaquah, Washington
A whimsical village of unique treehouses resides in a Washington forest.
Bedford, Indiana
The longest navigable underground river in the United States is home to countless blind and albino animals.
kłodzki, Poland
Naturally formed rock city in Poland.
Hobart, Australia
Countless expeditions have left Tasmania to explore Antarctica, but this island state has an even deeper connection with the sea.
Katoomba, Australia
A small curiosity shop with items ranging from antique medical supplies to taxidermied animals.
Puponga, New Zealand
This deadly little sliver of beach has seen hundreds of whales beach themselves over the years.
Invercargill, New Zealand
An eerily charming collection of salvaged buildings and curios grown out of a family scrap business.
Porangahau, New Zealand
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauo tamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronuku pokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
Kaiteriteri, New Zealand
This unusual rock formation looks like an apple that has been neatly sliced in half.
Kawakawa, New Zealand
Modern art meets modern convenience in possibly the world's most architecturally important public bathroom.
Lake Tarawera, New Zealand
A Maori village obliterated by an 1886 volcanic eruption.
Kaukapakapa, New Zealand
One of the world's largest Tesla coils.
Makarau, New Zealand
A gigantic sculpture garden is packed with innovative oddities.
Cape Reinga, New Zealand
Watch the seas clash at the place where according to Maori tradition, the spirits depart for their journey to the afterlife.
Auckland, New Zealand
A network of fortifications that never saw conflict.
Waiau, New Zealand
Water-powered gadgets whirr to life in this quirky eco park.
Nepean Island, Australia
This tiny uninhabited islet off the coast of Norfolk Island was formed by blowing sand from nearby dunes.
Wellington, New Zealand
A charmingly old-fashioned reminder of the historic building's former life.
Wellington, New Zealand
The 16-foot sculpture of a hand looks out from his perch on top of an art gallery.
Wellington, New Zealand
The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.