The 16-foot sculpture of a hand looks out from his perch on top of an art gallery.

These phallic stone spires once served as Tolkien's Paths of the Dead.

The mausoleum of New Zealand's controversial prime minister.

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

You may recognize this beautiful grove within Kaitoke Regional Park as location of the house of Elrond.

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauo tamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronuku pokaiwhenuakitanatahu.

The highest concentration of Art Deco buildings in the world.

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

Come for the bait, stay for the brioche.

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

Eat your Big Mac in a DC-3.

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

Deadly scalding and one of the largest hot springs in the world.

The once and future home of New Zealand's famed Pink and White Terraces.

A Maori village obliterated by an 1886 volcanic eruption.

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

These two delightful animal-shaped buildings host a visitor center and wool shop.

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

A work of art that pays homage to a Victorian timepiece in Providence.

The first ever diner included on the National Register of Historic Places is famous for its custard French toast.

A forest wonderland caused by Burlington, Vermont's aggressive southwestern winds.

A pair of black granite tails dive into a sea of grass in landlocked Vermont.

Nobody's quite sure who erected this monument marking the spot where a gray wolf was shot and killed.

Scary metal statues adorn some of the signature buildings of Burlington, Vermont.