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Blue Babe

Fairbanks, Alaska

Blue Babe

North America's first frozen mummified remains of an ice age steppe bison, the 36,000 year-old mummy named "Blue Babe."

Whittier, Alaska

Whittier, Alaska

Whittier, Alaska

This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.

Santa Claus House

North Pole, Alaska

Santa Claus House

A trading post in the North Pole where children send letters.

The World's Largest Chocolate Waterfall

Anchorage, Alaska

Worlds Largest Chocolate Waterfall

While not recognized by Guinness, this chocolate waterfall is likely to be the world's largest.

Igloo City

Cantwell, Alaska

Igloo City

Four-story concrete hotel never opened to customers.

Kennicott Ghost Town

Chitina, Alaska

Kennicott Ghost Town

The ghostly remains of what was once the world's richest copper mine.

Mount Denali

Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska

Denali

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

Dr. Seuss House

Talkeetna, Alaska

Dr. Seuss House aka The Goose Creek Tower

This whimsical stacked cabin looks like something out of a children's book.

Bucket Fountain

Wellington, New Zealand

Bucket Fountain

Referred to as "the crappiest fountain ever," this sculpture has been splashing unknowing passersby since 1969.

The town of Whangamōmona.

Whangamōmona, New Zealand

Forgotten World Highway

This remote highway took over 50 years to build.

Letterbox Village

Wellington, New Zealand

Letterbox Village

Leave a trinket at this artistic collection of mailboxes.

Giant bull statue in downtown Bulls

Bulls, New Zealand

The Town of Bulls

The "punniest place on Earth” has nearly as many bull-themed puns as it does people.

Talking Poles.

Tokoroa, New Zealand

Talking Poles

The wooden sculptures are studded throughout a small New Zealand town.

The clock when closed. The top opens to reveal an animated scene.

Wellington, New Zealand

Old Bank Arcade Animated Musical Clock

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

Sky Tower

Auckland, New Zealand

Sky Tower

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

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Cardrona, New Zealand

Cardrona Bra Fence

Hundreds of bras, blowing in the wind.

Wellington Cable Car.

Wellington, New Zealand

Wellington Cable Car

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

Maungawhau (Mount Eden)

Auckland, New Zealand

Maungawhau (Mount Eden)

The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.

The Steampunk HQ zeppelin.

Oamaru, New Zealand

Steampunk HQ

The premier place to experience the Victorian imagining of the steam-powered future.

Puzzling World

Wanaka, New Zealand

Puzzling World

New Zealand's epic shrine to all things puzzling.

Old picture of the hill with sign

Porangahau, New Zealand

The Longest Place Name In The World

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauo tamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronuku pokaiwhenuakitanatahu.

Taupō McDonald's Airplane

Taupō, New Zealand

Taupō McDonald's Airplane

Eat your Big Mac in a DC-3.

Colossal Squid

Wellington, New Zealand

Colossal Squid

The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.

Baldwin Street

Dunedin, New Zealand

Baldwin Street Houses

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

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