A hidden courtyard houses early 20th-century plaster masterpieces.

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

Now housed in a museum, this giant pink elephant stood in downtown Seattle for more than 60 years.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

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

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

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

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

These two delightful animal-shaped buildings host a visitor center and wool shop.

An immersive Māori village where you can learn history and heritage through dance, ceremony, song, architecture, and food.

Taihape's claim to fame is a fictional Kiwi farmer wearing gumboots.

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

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

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

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

The premier place to experience the Victorian imagining of the steam-powered future.

The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.

This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

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

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.