This Arctic storage facility is a secure backup for agricultural biodiversity.

This Arctic mining town is home to a cat that's spent years masquerading as a fox.

This abandoned mining village was predicted to resist decay longer than any other modern human settlement.

These circular ruins are all that remain of a 17th-century Arctic whaling outpost.

A remote Arctic museum focusing on the science of icebergs and the archaeology of an ancient Inuit settlement which lies just outside its doors.

One of the holiest places in the region, devotees come to Tirta Empul to bathe in the holy spring water.

Bali’s Mother Temple, a breathtaking complex that rises serenely up the side of an active volcano.

A Balinese resort, empty and trapped in time.

Recently revamped museum of Fijian history located within a gorgeous colonial-era garden.

This garden boasts a magnificent collection of orchids and a spectacular view of the surrounding valley.

A giant chain sculpture that plays on the Māori myth that Rakiura (Stewart Island) is an anchor stone chained to the South Island.

The most southerly spot on New Zealand's South Island is home to surreally shaped, permanently mangled trees.

The premier place to experience the Victorian imagining of the steam-powered future.

Towering earthen formations that rise straight out of the ground in New Zealand .

This semi-permanent cathedral was built of cardboard, wood, and steel after Christchurch's 2011 earthquake.

Some of the clearest water anywhere in the world.

Quotes and poems etched on stone plaques are hidden along this waterfront walkway.

A winding staircase that appears to lead to nowhere is actually a diving platform into the Wellington Harbour.

This mechanical clock performs "Romeo and Juliet" in a Shakespeare-themed New Zealand town.

This remote highway took over 50 years to build.

The largest model carrot in the world.

Eat your Big Mac in a DC-3.

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

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