New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

The 16-foot sculpture of a hand looks out from his perch on top of an art gallery.

The "punniest place on Earth” has nearly as many bull-themed puns as it does people.

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

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

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

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

A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.

Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.

This pub boasts a curious history and may have inspired a Dickens character.

A student driver's nightmare.

This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.

A decommissioned Naval base now rents itself out for people who want to blow stuff up.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

This giant shopping mall still holds signs of its automotive past.

This old-world mansion with lush gardens is a gem in the heart of Silicon Valley.

A giant can of fruit cocktail is all that remains of what was once the world's largest cannery.

One of the largest Marian shrines on the West Coast stands rather unexpectedly in Silicon Valley.

An Aladdin's cave of old Silicon Valley tech.

From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.

Artists and musicians now rule over this former rail station.