Matamata, New Zealand
Hobbiton
This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.
Places I've been
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Matamata, New Zealand
This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.
Waiotapu, New Zealand
This electric green sulphur lake in New Zealand looks like a cartoonish radioactive dump site.
Rotorua, New Zealand
Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.
Auckland, New Zealand
A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.
Sydney, Australia
Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!
Melbourne, Australia
This historic Melbourne bullet factory is fully encased in a massive glass and steel cone.
Port Campbell, Australia
A clear example of the process of erosion in action.
Princetown, Australia
Nine limestone rock stacks on Australia's "Shipwreck Coast."
Pāhoa, Hawaii
Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.
Honolulu, Hawaii
The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.
Honolulu, Hawaii
During the solar phenomenon "Lahaina Noon" this bendy, curvy sculpture forms a perfectly circular shadow on the ground.
Boulder City, Nevada
A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Profile of a sleeping person four kilometers long in 250-meter-high cliffs.
Dodgeville, Wisconsin
One of the last surviving C-97s sits in a field in front of a Wisconsin inn.
Independence, Missouri
This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.
Sintra, Portugal
An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.
Washington, D.C.
The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.
Vienna, Austria
Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Giant six-pack could provide one person a six-pack a day for 3,351 years.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A butcher shop in Minneapolis has all the meats and cheeses you’d expect from any of its kind—except that all the products are vegan.
Detroit, Michigan
Berry Gordy Jr.'s old home was the original headquarters of Motown Record Corporation.
Detroit, Michigan
One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.
Detroit, Michigan
This railway-turned-greenway provides a pedestrian link in downtown Detroit and celebrates urban artwork.