This winding road of 318 curves is a must-visit for (careful) motorcycle and sports car enthusiasts.

This 19th-century building inadvertently preserved the handprints of its builders within its walls.

This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.

This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.

A 22-foot stainless steel quilting needle pays tribute to a local connection to fiber arts.

A collection of outdoor art by renowned muralist Robert Dafford depicts the history of a flooded city.

One of the last surviving C-97s sits in a field in front of a Wisconsin inn.

These unassuming lighthouses have seen the first reading of the Pledge of Allegiance, the first wireless transmission, and more than one mystery.

Marie told fortunes from her small stand on the Boardwalk for decades, including to a young Bruce Springsteen who would busk outside her booth.

Vacant Beaux-Arts buildings that serve as reminders of a beach town’s glory days.

Step inside Lucy, the world's largest "elephant."

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

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

Home to some of the world’s darkest skies, this project blends ancient Māori culture with world-class astro tourism.

This charming stone church on the shore of Lake Tekapo is an icon in astrophotography.

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

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

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

Home of the world's largest crocodile.

A 19th-century perch for spotting sailing ships now boasts one of the most iconic views in the Southern Hemisphere.

This simple sailing boat is one of the oldest preserved fishing vessels of its kind in the world.

A conservation sanctuary for rescued koalas, some of which were saved from devastating Australian bushfires.

An unphotographable nightly march of tens of thousands of "fairy penguins" from sea to shore.

A colorful street named for the legendary Australian rock band.