Ohope, New Zealand
Whakaari/White Island
The explorer Captain Cook may have named it White Island, but the Maori call it Te Puia o Whakaari – The Dramatic Volcano.
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Places I've been
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Rotorua, New Zealand
Rotorua
Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.
Hamilton, New Zealand
Riff Raff Statue
The "Rocky Horror Picture Show" character has a hidden camera that broadcasts people doing the "Time Warp."
Hot Water Beach, New Zealand
Hot Water Beach
Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.
Muriwai, New Zealand
Muriwai Gannet Colony
New Zealand's west coast is one of the best places in the world to view these large seabirds.
Auckland, New Zealand
Maungawhau (Mount Eden)
The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.
Auckland, New Zealand
Sky Tower
A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.
London, England
Postman's Park: Memorial to Heroic Self Sacrifice
A quiet memorial to those who died saving others in the heart of the City of London.
London, England
Philpot Lane Mice Sculpture
A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.
London, England
Ziggy Stardust Plaque
This London plaque marks the spot where David Bowie's famous alien made his debut.
London, England
Horniman Museum and Gardens
A Victorian natural history and ethnographic museum with wonderful turn-of-the-century, science-book-esque evolution displays.
London, England
London's Lilliputian Police Station
London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.
Permanently Closed
London, England
The Buried Remains of Little Compton Street
The signs of a long buried road can still be found hidden beneath a London sewer grate.
London, England
Seven Noses of Soho
Several plaster noses are hidden in plain sight around London's Soho neighborhood.
London, England
Greenwich Foot Tunnel
A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.
London, England
Traffic Light Tree
A student driver's nightmare.
London, England
Leake Street Graffiti Tunnel
A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.
London, England
Platform 9 3/4
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
London, England
God's Own Junkyard
A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.
London, England
Leadenhall Market
This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.
London, England
The Ruins of St. Dunstan-in-the-East
One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.
Bayan Lepas, Malaysia
Snake Temple
Come in, light some incense, and ignore the live snakes around you.
Batu Caves, Malaysia
Batu Caves
Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.
Tokyo, Japan
Owl Police Box
This adorable birdlike police box is designed based on a play on words.
