Every fall this lake mysteriously drains, like a bathtub with the plug pulled out.

This natural wonder is disappearing at an alarming rate.

The frozen bubbles that form on the icy surface of this Canadian lake contain enough methane to create a small explosion.

A stone troll guards the hike that leads to this waterfall.

The ruins of the "20-year town" lay out among the mountains of Alberta.

Try the alligator at this fondue spot, which has been catering to "lovers and hedonists" since 1967.

Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.

Since its original beginnings as a weather observatory mountaintop, this facility played an instrumental role in gathering atmospheric data for almost 100 years.

Though many were skeptical at first, these animal-specific routes across the Trans-Canada Highway have been a major conservation success.

Canada’s surprisingly controversial monument to Dwight Eisenhower.

Take a hike to this remote, scenic tea stop in the Canadian Rockies.

In 1909, the steepest and most difficult piece of track on the Canadian Pacific Railway was replaced with a series of spiralling tunnels cut into the mountains.

Fossils, railroads, and waterfalls!

New Zealand's west coast is one of the best places in the world to view these large seabirds.

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

This 46-foot-tall carving of a legendary Māori navigator can only be visited by boat.

These neon green and blue lakes are in the shadow of two huge volcanoes.

This remote highway took over 50 years to build.

This mechanical clock performs "Romeo and Juliet" in a Shakespeare-themed New Zealand town.

Edoras, capital city of Rohan in Lord of the Rings, once sat atop this isolated New Zealand mountain.

This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.

This deadly little sliver of beach has seen hundreds of whales beach themselves over the years.

These stunning arched rock formations might be familiar to Windows 10 users.

The Dalai Lama named this New Zealand landscape the "Spiritual Center of the Universe."