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Massey Memorial at Point Halswell.

Wellington, New Zealand

Massey Memorial

The mausoleum of New Zealand's controversial prime minister.

Ponds at Barbican Estate.

London, England

The Barbican Estate

This sprawling, Brutalist estate feels like a city within a city.

Toenga o Te Aro Visitor Center

Wellington, New Zealand

Toenga o Te Aro (Remains of Te Aro Pā)

The only known remains of an extensive Maori settlement are preserved underneath an apartment building.

Exterior of the Katherine Mansfield House

Wellington, New Zealand

Katherine Mansfield House

The "horrid little piggy house" of one of New Zealand's most celebrated writers.

Spanish Arch

Galway, Ireland

Spanish Arch

Despite the name, this 16th-century structure in Galway wasn't built by the Spanish.

The Oval Cricket Ground in 2022 with the Oval Gasholder in the background (and with redevelopment taking place on the former gasworks site).

London, England

Oval Gasholder

How did a fuel storage container become one of the most famous sights in the sporting world of cricket?

Rangitoto Channel and the North Head Defenses

Auckland, New Zealand

Maungauika (North Head)

Walk through abandoned anti-Russian military tunnels on this volcano at the head of Auckland Harbor.

The Holborn Viaduct as seen from Farringdon Street.

London, England

Holborn Viaduct

London’s first road overpass is so old that it was originally built for horse-drawn carriages.

Looking down at the water-carved tunnels

Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland

Trümmelbach Falls

Visit Europe's largest subterranean waterfall, carved by water from the glaciers of the towering peaks surrounding the valley.

Statue of Captain Cook inside The Lighthouse: Tū Whenua-a-Kura

Auckland, New Zealand

'The Lighthouse: Tū Whenua-a-Kura'

A neon-illuminated statue of James Cook at the edge of a historical Auckland wharf makes for an unexpected discovery.

The Hole of Horcum

Saltergate, England

Hole of Horcum

Legend says that Wade the Giant scooped up a handful of earth to throw at his wife, leaving behind this round valley.

he River Westbourne flows above the station in a large iron conduit.

London, England

Sloane Square Tube Station

One of London's lost rivers runs through a pipe over the tracks of this subway station.

Kayakers visit the Maori rock carvings at Mine Bay

Taupō, New Zealand

Ngātoro-i-rangi Carving at Mine Bay

This 46-foot-tall carving of a legendary Māori navigator can only be visited by boat.

 The statue of James Henry Greathead with a bus passing on one side.

London, England

Statue of James Henry Greathead

This statue of one of the engineers who created the London Underground hides a ventilation shaft for the tube lines that run under the street.

The transmitter mast with a cherry tree in the foreground.

London, England

Alexandra Palace Transmitter Mast

The first regular high-definition TV transmissions were made from this seemingly out-of-place mast located on one corner of a Victorian-era entertainment venue.

The castle on Hawkins Hill

Wellington, New Zealand

The Castle on Hawkin's Hill

A mysterious castle "in the clouds" has had many lives including a radar bunker, dog hotel, and conference center.

Benjamin the Library Cat

Auckland, New Zealand

Benjamin the Library Cat

A bronze statue to commemorate an Auckland library's beloved feline resident.

The George has a history dating back to the 16th century.

London, England

George Inn

With a history stretching back to the 16th century, this pub has a few stories to tell.

Victoria Park's Old London Bridge Alcoves

London, England

Victoria Park's Old London Bridge Alcoves

These remnants of Old London Bridge possess unique acoustics that allow for whispered conversations to carry from one side to the other.

Għar Dalam Cave.

Birżebbuġa, Malta

Għar Dalam

The bones of prehistoric animals and early signs of human habitation have been found inside Malta's "cave of darkness."

An unusually large Roman Bath with a curved side.

Sliema, Malta

Roman Baths of Sliema

Despite the name, these small saltwater swimming pools have nothing to do with the Romans.

The street today.

London, England

Site of the Tabard Inn

The location Geoffrey Chaucer and tale-telling pilgrims set off for Canterbury in April 1386.

One of the front entrances of the barn

Bradford-on-Avon, England

Tithe Barn

One of the largest medieval barns in England and architecturally one of the finest.

Sign at the Cape of Good Hope

Cape Town, South Africa

The Most Southwestern Point of Africa

The Cape of Good Hope is not quite as low as you can go on the African continent, but it's still geographically significant.

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