A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.

These tiny effigies are believed to represent victims of Edinburgh’s notorious Anatomy Murders.

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

After the devastating 2011 earthquake, historic Christchurch begins to recover, starting with the pop-up Re:START mall.

The ruins of New Zealand's largest classical-style church.

An unusual and powerful memorial in which earthquake victims are remembered by empty white chairs.

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.

This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.

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

The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.

A glacier pocked with ice caves and surrounded by rainforests.

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

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

This historic rec center in the heart of Israel is a bastion of peace and togetherness.

A ghost village sits atop a mountain within Jordan’s largest biosphere reserve.

This cascade of mineral-rich hot springs and waterfalls is an oasis in the Jordanian desert.

A refurbished locomotive from a bygone era in the middle of the Jordanian desert.