This quirky collection is an interactive exhibit crammed with creative contraptions and tinkered-with toys.

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

One of New Zealand’s few castles boasts beautiful gardens, grand architecture, and a history filled with family drama.

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

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

Inside this faux cave, visitors can learn how some of their favorite fantasy characters were created.

Home to some of the world’s darkest skies, this project blends ancient Māori culture with world-class astro tourism.

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.

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

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

Known for the tunnel that leads visitors to the water.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

This electric green sulphur lake in New Zealand looks like a cartoonish radioactive dump site.

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

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

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

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

A pop-culture attraction outside of Dyersville, Iowa, hits a home run.

The site of an ancient Mississippian settlement that appears to have flourished during the 10th to 13th centuries.

A remnant of the last Ice Age, this lake is surrounded by fascinating rock formations.

143 feet of leaping muskie whose mouth can be used as a wedding venue.

A bypass decorated with large wooden troll carvings.

A bedazzled house and crown "jewel" of outsider artist Loy Allen Bowlin.