Waiotapu, New Zealand
Devil's Bath (Roto Karikitea)
This electric green sulphur lake in New Zealand looks like a cartoonish radioactive dump site.
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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Wanaka, New Zealand
That Wanaka Tree
A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.
Milford Sound, New Zealand
Milford Sound
Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.
Matamata, New Zealand
Hobbiton
This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.
Waitomo, New Zealand
Waitomo Glowworm Caves
Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.
Auckland, New Zealand
Sky Tower
A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.
Xanten, Germany
Klever Gate
These tenacious 14th-century towers defied demolition and are now a fairytale vacation rental.
Xanten, Germany
Xanten Archaeological Park
Take a walk in a recreation of ancient Rome.
Worms, Germany
Hagendenkmal
A statue dedicated to the antihero of the Nibelung legend.
Blaubeuren, Germany
The Blautopf
In this brilliant blue spring in Germany, legend has it that a sad mermaid learned to finally laugh.
Reutlingen, Germany
Spreuerhofstrasse
The narrowest street in the world is in danger of closing up entirely.
Trier, Germany
Karl Marx House
The birthplace of Karl Marx is now a museum dedicated to the communist revolutionary's life and work.
Trier, Germany
Porta Nigra
The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany
Medieval Crime Museum
Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.
Potsdam, Germany
Sanssouci Palace
The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.
Nuremberg, Germany
Nuremberg Toy Museum
This historic toy museum brings a little whimsy to a city not usually remembered for such things.
Mainz, Germany
The Chagall Windows of St. Stephan’s
A famed artist's inspiring work of peace and tolerance.
Lübeck, Germany
Danse Macabre Stained Glass
Dancing skeletal figures pay homage to a medieval mural destroyed during World War II.
Lübeck, Germany
Niederegger Marzipan Museum
Twelve sweet, nutty, life-sized statues are housed in this second-story shrine to almond paste.
Lübeck, Germany
The Broken Bells of St. Mary's
The bells remain in a shattered heap exactly as they fell when the church was bombed in World War II.
Lübeck, Germany
The Devil's Stone
A statue honors the local legend that the devil helped build St. Mary's church after being tricked into thinking it was going to be a wine bar.
Lübeck, Germany
Astronomical Clock at St. Mary's Church
A stunning two-story timepiece within a medieval Brick Gothic church.
Leipzig, Germany
Löffelfamilie (Spoon Family)
One of the most iconic neon ads of former East Germany.
Leipzig, Germany
Völkerschlachtdenkmal (Monument to the Battle of the Nations)
This incredible stone temple is a monument to death, victory, and fantasy architecture.
