Matamata, New Zealand
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This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.
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Matamata, New Zealand
This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.
Waitomo, New Zealand
Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.
Oamaru, New Zealand
The premier place to experience the Victorian imagining of the steam-powered future.
Dunedin, New Zealand
One of the world's steepest streets seems to have houses sliding down it.
Dunedin, New Zealand
Known for the tunnel that leads visitors to the water.
Kandy, Sri Lanka
A Bohemian "anti-hotel" offers off-kilter stays in Sri Lanka.
Si, Thailand
Temple of a million beers.
Tambon Mae Raem, Thailand
You'll never meet anyone this passionate about elephant droppings.
Chiang Mai, Thailand
This extensive collection of dead bugs may be the world's most idiosyncratic and personal insect museum.
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Buddha shrines hide within dark tunnels at this unique forest temple.
Tambon Kuet Chang, Thailand
Thailand's distressed elephants find peace at this Chiang Mai sanctuary.
Tambon Sa Kamphaeng Yai, Thailand
Gruesome statues of people reborn in Buddhist hell stand among the ruins of an 11th-century sanctuary.
Pha Sing, Thailand
Riding on a pair of architectural dragons, this Thailand temple holds murals full of lurid imagery.
Tambon Pa Fa, Thailand
The skeletons, demons, and corpses serve as a warning of the terrors of Buddhist Hell.
Tambon Rong Kwang, Thailand
The long underground cave's curiously shaped stalagmites have inspired many legends.
Tambon Saen Suk, Thailand
Walk through depictions of the torture inflicted on those who go to Buddhist hell.
Tambon Nong Lu, Thailand
During the rainy season, this temple is almost entirely submerged, accessible only by boat.
Mae Klong, Thailand
Six times a day a train runs right through the middle of this Thai street market, sending vendors scrambling.
Kanchanaburi, Thailand
From dragonfruit to mangoes to durian this Thailand resort allows guests to stay inside all manner of giant fruit.
Bangkok, Thailand
A collection of venomous snakes and reptiles for the whole family to enjoy.
Bangkok, Thailand
A condom-covered Thai restaurant that is more concerned with birth control than food.
Bangkok, Thailand
Time-frozen department store of dangerous and dusty relics.
Bangkok, Thailand
A treasure trove of pathological, forensic, parasitological, and anatomical specimens.
Bangkok, Thailand
Derelict airplane bodies serve as both home and income for three Thai families.