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Opossum World
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Napier, New Zealand

Opossum World

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

The welcome ceremony.

Tumunui, New Zealand

Te Pā Tū

An immersive Māori village where you can learn history and heritage through dance, ceremony, song, architecture, and food.

Huntly DEKA sign.

Huntly, New Zealand

DEKA Sign

This faded sign to nowhere is a beloved icon in New Zealand.

Hobbiton

Matamata, New Zealand

Hobbiton

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

Glowworms in Waipu Cave

Waipu, New Zealand

Waipu Caves

A galaxy of glowworms—larvae of a gnat—hides deep in the belly of these caves.

Taupō McDonald's Airplane

Taupō, New Zealand

Taupō McDonald's Airplane

Eat your Big Mac in a DC-3.

OnDo Giant Noodle Sculpture
Permanently Closed

Auckland, New Zealand

OnDo Giant Noodle Sculpture

In an Auckland neighborhood, looming chopsticks lift noodles from the sidewalk.

Riff Raff.

Hamilton, New Zealand

Riff Raff Statue

The "Rocky Horror Picture Show" character has a hidden camera that broadcasts people doing the "Time Warp."

Duquesne Incline

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Duquesne Incline

There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!

The Tree of Life

New Orleans, Louisiana

The Tree of Life

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

Labyrinth at Audubon park

New Orleans, Louisiana

Labyrinth at Audubon Park

The stone labyrinth in this New Orleans city park was laid to symbolize healing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

Plaza Tower

New Orleans, Louisiana

Plaza Tower

This 45-story tall abandoned skyscraper is the third tallest building in New Orleans and Lousiana.

National World War II Museum

New Orleans, Louisiana

National World War II Museum

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

The Cats of Jackson Square

New Orleans, Louisiana

The Cats of Jackson Square

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

Abita Mystery House

Abita Springs, Louisiana

Abita Mystery House

A museum of unusual collections, mini-towns, and a half-dog, half-alligator.

Lafayette Cemetery

New Orleans, Louisiana

Lafayette Cemetery

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

Storyville

New Orleans, Louisiana

Storyville

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

The dense display wall in the gallery.

New Orleans, Louisiana

The Art of Dr. Seuss

Taxidermied cartoon heads, unseen illustrations, and famous characters all reside in this small gallery space.

Ignatius J. Reilly Statue

New Orleans, Louisiana

Ignatius J. Reilly Statue

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

Patio de la Alberca

Malaga, Spain

Alcazaba of Málaga

The gardens and chambers of this Moorish citadel conjure memories of the Alhambra.

Crypt of Santa Maria de la Victoria

Malaga, Spain

Crypt of Santa Maria de la Victoria

Bold black and white motifs of life and death add a dramatic flair to this 17th-century crypt.

The Alcazaba, seen from Calle Mundo Nuevo.

Malaga, Spain

Alcazaba

This Moorish fortress has guarded Málaga from the slopes of Gibralfaro hill for nearly a thousand years.

The central atrium.

Almuñécar, Spain

Cave of the Seven Palaces

Despite its grandiose name, this enigmatic first-century void under the town is no cave, and it's possibly not a palace either.

La Cara del Indio

Isabela, Puerto Rico

La Cara del Indio

La Cara del Indio honors the Taíno chief who fought bravely against the Spanish invasion of Puerto Rico.

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