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This amazing pedestrian suspension bridge in the Swiss Alps would give Indiana Jones nightmares.

A peninsula on a peninsula that becomes an island at high tide.

This ledge in Victoria Park served as a hiding spot for Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin.

One of the iconic moai of Rapa Nui stands guard in Lyall Bay as a symbol of the friendship between New Zealand and Chile.

An unsigned roadside spring that is pure fun.

This modern New Zealand attraction honors ancient forms of astronomy and scientific understanding.

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

One of New Zealand’s few castles boasts beautiful gardens, grand architecture, and a history filled with family drama.

A life-sized statue of a Tyrannosaurus rex made out of driftwood.

A serene, almost spiritual place to do one's business. Who knew a public toilet could inspire and awe?

This beach provides a glimpse of the ancient seafloor without getting wet.

Mounds of fine golden sand that can rise nearly 500 feet tall.

This bridge was designed to connect a road that never came to fruition.

New Zealand's only inland salt lake goes through a constant cycle of filling, evaporating, and refilling.

This incredible narrow-gauge mountain railway was created by a ceramic artist.

One of the few places in the world that let's you legally relieve yourself on a UNESCO world heritage site.

Visit Europe's largest subterranean waterfall, carved by water from the glaciers of the towering peaks surrounding the valley.

An amazing collection of rare wind instruments where visitors can give the iconic Swiss Alphorn a toot.

This taxidermilogical collection was assembled by a peltmonger turned animal activist.

Natural history museum displaying a famous taxidermied St. Bernard.

This unique preservation is one of the only taxidermies in the world made with real whale skin.

Europe's largest dinosaur museum was founded by a passionate autodidact.

Florentine Renaissance style building in Switzerland, home to the world's largest taxidermy Great White Shark.

Hidden in the garden of physicist Erwin Schrödinger's house is a life-size figure of a cat from his famous thought experiment.