Slope Point, New Zealand
Slope Point
The most southerly spot on New Zealand's South Island is home to surreally shaped, permanently mangled trees.
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Slope Point, New Zealand
The most southerly spot on New Zealand's South Island is home to surreally shaped, permanently mangled trees.
Waitomo, New Zealand
Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.
Matamata, New Zealand
This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.
Myers Flat, Australia
Largest Buddha carved from gemstone-quality jade in the world, on a world tour through 2011.
Kangaroo Island Council, Australia
An island off the coast of South Australia is home to the last purebred Ligurian bees.
Melbourne, Australia
A colorful street named for the legendary Australian rock band.
Mount Barry, Australia
The longest fence in the world stretches over 3,000 miles to keep the dingoes out.
Sydney, Australia
The bones of this aquatic dinosaur turned to opal over the centuries and the beast's remains were almost sold as jewelry.
Wellington Mill, Australia
Thousands of lawn gnomes have infested this Australian roundabout.
Ventnor, Australia
An unphotographable nightly march of tens of thousands of "fairy penguins" from sea to shore.
Hyden, Australia
This gracefully curving formation looks like a massive wave that was suddenly turned to stone.
East Warburton, Australia
Woven tree art gives this towering Australian woodland a touch of mystical whimsy.
Helensburgh, Australia
An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.
Seydisfjordur, Iceland
An isolated, rusty phone booth commemorates Iceland's first international telegraph cable.
Iceland
A lonely beacon, precariously perched atop a remote sliver of rock.
Reykjavik, Iceland
This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.
Reykjavik, Iceland
Learn about Iceland's hidden folk at this school dedicated to the study of elves.
Reykjavik, Iceland
An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.
Iceland
Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.
Raufarhöfn, Iceland
This modern monument to pagan belief looks like it was transported straight from ancient times.
Grindavík, Iceland
Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant
Iceland
The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.
Iceland
Rising from the sea like a stone monster.
Hólmavík, Iceland
Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.