This dangerous-looking suspension bridge may have been too unstable to remain open.

Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.

The "Mother Temple of the Pacific Islands" stands at the center of 20 acres of lush, tropical prayer gardens.

A museum now occupies the mansion in Samoa where the prolific Scottish writer chose to spend the last years of his life.

A site of natural wonder and flying coconuts in Samoa.

The world is full of swimming holes, but few compare to Samoa’s idyllic To Sua ocean trench.

Free candle-lit art gallery, accompanied by a live piano score.

An unusual and powerful memorial in which earthquake victims are remembered by empty white chairs.

The ruins of New Zealand's largest classical-style church.

A coin-operated washing machine turned jukebox, complete with an outdoor dance floor.

Mounds of fine golden sand that can rise nearly 500 feet tall.

The real place where the One Ring to rule them all was forged.

A charmingly old-fashioned reminder of the historic building's former life.

One of the world's largest pianos is displayed in the workshop of the man who built it as a teenager.

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

The 16-foot sculpture of a hand looks out from his perch on top of an art gallery.

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

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

You may recognize this beautiful grove within Kaitoke Regional Park as location of the house of Elrond.

Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.

Watch the seas clash at the place where according to Maori tradition, the spirits depart for their journey to the afterlife.

New Zealand's epic shrine to all things puzzling.

Modern art meets modern convenience in possibly the world's most architecturally important public bathroom.

This unusual rock formation looks like an apple that has been neatly sliced in half.