The Dalai Lama named this New Zealand landscape the "Spiritual Center of the Universe."

A New Zealand couple's shell-adorned home living room, now on display at the Canterbury Museum.

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

After the devastating 2011 earthquake, historic Christchurch begins to recover, starting with the pop-up Re:START mall.

This museum/fur store is devoted to educating guests on how awful opossums can be.

Anyone wanting to know what a dwarven mine sounds like need only visit the tunnels of this New Zealand artillery compound.

These phallic stone spires once served as Tolkien's Paths of the Dead.

1513 Turkish world map, full of European state secrets and snarky commentary.

America's "second most important bell" is a contentious spoil of the Civil War.

This elegant Colombian fortress was one of the torture headquarters for the Spanish Inquisition.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

Founded by the famed children's book artist, this museum spreads an appreciation of the arts through picture books.

In a town that's had a whole lot of giant chairs this one still stands tall, just not the tallest.

This classic red schoolhouse is said to have been where Mary and her little lamb went to school.

This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.

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

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

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

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

The remains of a chapel created for convenience.

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.