The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

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

This faded sign to nowhere is a beloved icon in New Zealand.

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

This preserved village shows the modest lifestyles of the area's 19th-century Chinese gold miners.

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

The "Rocky Horror Picture Show" character has a hidden camera that broadcasts people doing the "Time Warp."

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

A New Zealand couple's shell-adorned home living room, now on display at the Canterbury Museum.

Modern art meets modern convenience in possibly the world's most architecturally important public bathroom.

Largest Kauri tree in New Zealand.

Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.

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

A Maori village obliterated by an 1886 volcanic eruption.

A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.

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

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

The oldest funicular in Lithuania has been climbing this steep hill since 1931.

A narrow strip of land is home to the tallest migrating dunes in Europe.

A memorial to the murdered Jews of Kaunas.

Lithuania's outdoor sculpture trail of wooden folk art.