Places Edited by finlayson

These exceptionally narrow openings between giant rocks will test your daring.

A sea glass gold mine on Newfoundland’s rugged coast.

This great Pōhutukawa tree is believed to be the largest and oldest of its kind in the world.

An uninhabited island in a New Zealand harbor with dozens of scuttled vessels.

Stand astride the International Date Line in Fiji, with one foot in two different days.

This modest monument marks the only point of intersection between longitude and latitude in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Located in a heritage building, this Mickey D's is missing its Golden Arches.

A place steeped in history that may be best known as the set of a 1960 film.

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

This 800-year-old Rimu tree may be the oldest of its kind in the world.

A heritage park that explores the history and ecology of Whangārei.

This backcountry hut was home to an asbestos miner and his wife for 40 years.

This massive redwood tree has stood in Northern California for nearly 2,000 years.

Built in the Soviet era, this cableway system still runs gondolas from Odessa down to Otrada Beach.

On Waikīkī Beach, a monument to four extraordinary individuals of dual male and female spirits who brought the healing arts from Tahiti to Hawai'i.

An unexpected sinkhole in a desert flat within Gold Butte National Monument.

At night, this glittering musical tunnel draws skaters and photographers.

To commemorate a century of gold mining, this Australian city built a monument that features a replica of a 150-pound gold nugget found there in 1858.

A small alleyway with an unusual moniker.

Neolithic burial chambers hidden beside a village school.

This remote highway took over 50 years to build.

A lonely memorial to the 107 victims of Pan Am Flight 812, which crashed in Bali in 1974.

It took years to decode its mysterious messages.

Many generations of travelers have passed through the steep, smooth walls of this canyon.