Places samireland Wants to Go

These concrete crustaceans are actually public restrooms.

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

The world's first fully-fenced urban ecosanctuary is a haven for New Zealand's rare and endangered species.

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

Water-powered gadgets whirr to life in this quirky eco park.

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.

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

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.

Watch the seas clash at the place where according to Maori tradition, the spirits depart for their journey to the afterlife.

Known for the tunnel that leads visitors to the water.

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.

Take in the views of Big Ben with a Guinness in hand at this floating pub aboard a 1930s Dutch barge.

A building that looks like a giant hedgehog, in the middle of East London.

Where the dead once lay, art now plays.

An off-the-beaten-path boutique stuffed with an eclectic collection of upcycled goods.

The only remaining vespasienne in Paris is a (stinky) relic of Resistance.

A cocktail lounge decorated like an American dive bar, in honor of the legendary author Ernest Hemingway.

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

Tourists who rely on a transit map to find the iconic Beatles location often end up in a far-off neighborhood.

This artificial lake surrounded by Brutalist architecture served as a stand-in for futuristic Britain in Stanley Kubrick's 'A Clockwork Orange.'

These stained-glass windows are all that remains of a building that was the target of one of the biggest explosions in London after World War II.

This lush area was the site of extensive enemy bombing during WWII.