What was once a unique system of urban elevators is turning into a mechanical ruin.

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

This preserved village shows the modest lifestyles of the area's 19th-century Chinese gold miners.

Running since 1864, this clock has yet to be wound, one of the longest-running science experiments known.

New Zealand's epic shrine to all things puzzling.

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.

One of the world's steepest streets seems to have houses sliding down it.

The most southerly spot on New Zealand's South Island is home to surreally shaped, permanently mangled trees.

The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.

Known for the tunnel that leads visitors to the water.

A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.

This small monument marks the divide between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans at the southernmost tip of Africa.

Haven for Cape Fur Seals, until the Ring of Death of jumping Great White Sharks arrives.

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

The “Thumb” of Mauritius provides a 360 degree view of the entire country.

This small group of sand dunes manages to pack in a strange rainbow of colors.

At the center of an island in the middle of the Indian Ocean is a deep chasm ringed by tall waterfalls.

Réunion Island's highest point is a two-million-year-old volcano and a paraglider's paradise.

This quirky countryside store is known for the goats that hang out and eat the grass on its roof.

The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.