Bulls, New Zealand
The Town of Bulls
The "punniest place on Earth” has nearly as many bull-themed puns as it does people.
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Bulls, New Zealand
The "punniest place on Earth” has nearly as many bull-themed puns as it does people.
Napier, New Zealand
This museum/fur store is devoted to educating guests on how awful opossums can be.
Taihape, New Zealand
Taihape's claim to fame is a fictional Kiwi farmer wearing gumboots.
Rere, New Zealand
Nature's slip and slide.
Ohope, New Zealand
The explorer Captain Cook may have named it White Island, but the Maori call it Te Puia o Whakaari – The Dramatic Volcano.
Waimangu, New Zealand
Deadly scalding and one of the largest hot springs in the world.
Tirau, New Zealand
These two delightful animal-shaped buildings host a visitor center and wool shop.
Ohaupo, New Zealand
One man's dream has turned into this naturally growing chapel made of almost nothing but trees.
Tallinn, Estonia
The oldest church in the Estonian capital is home to over 100 fantastical cemetery coats-of-arms.
Varstu Parish, Estonia
A trio of giant wooden megaphones turn up nature's volume in this Estonian forest.
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
A gigantic statue of a Russian soldier watches over the ancient city of Plovdiv, a prominent reminder of the Soviet period in Bulgaria.
Toledo, Spain
A display of torture devices used in the Spanish Inquisition and other scourges of medieval Europe.
Stockholm, Sweden
It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.
Washington, D.C.
Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.
Paris, France
Exquisite wall sculptures carved in secret by an early quarryman in an obscure corner of the Paris Catacombs.
Krong Battambang, Cambodia
A gruesome memorial for those lost in this area during the Khmer Rouge genocide.
Siem Reap, Cambodia
Hoax, mistake, or evidence of dinosaurs in human times?
Ligatne, Latvia
A top secret Cold War bunker hidden beneath a Latvian spa facility is now open for tours.
Riga, Latvia
The statue of a legendary giant who carried Christ and shouldered the world's sins.
San Francisco, California
The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.
San Francisco, California
An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.
San Francisco, California
A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.
Koloa, Hawaii
This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.
Naalehu, Hawaii
Formerly a lovely white sand beach this Hawaiian stretch is now a trap for countless tons of trash.