Lake Tarawera, New Zealand
Te Wairoa Buried Village
A Maori village obliterated by an 1886 volcanic eruption.
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Lake Tarawera, New Zealand
A Maori village obliterated by an 1886 volcanic eruption.
Waimangu, New Zealand
The once and future home of New Zealand's famed Pink and White Terraces.
Waimangu, New Zealand
Deadly scalding and one of the largest hot springs in the world.
Waiotapu, New Zealand
This electric green sulphur lake in New Zealand looks like a cartoonish radioactive dump site.
Porangahau, New Zealand
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauo tamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronuku pokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
Wellington, New Zealand
A charmingly old-fashioned reminder of the historic building's former life.
Wellington, New Zealand
The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.
Cape Palliser, New Zealand
These phallic stone spires once served as Tolkien's Paths of the Dead.
Punakaiki, New Zealand
This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.
Castle Hill, New Zealand
The Dalai Lama named this New Zealand landscape the "Spiritual Center of the Universe."
Fox Glacier, New Zealand
A glacier pocked with ice caves and surrounded by rainforests.
South Island, New Zealand
The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.
Ashburton Lakes, New Zealand
Edoras, capital city of Rohan in Lord of the Rings, once sat atop this isolated New Zealand mountain.
Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.
Port Renfrew, British Columbia
Defying all odds, this lonely little tree found a home on a log sticking out of a Canadian lake.
Wanaka, New Zealand
A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.
Milford Sound, New Zealand
Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.
Slope Point, New Zealand
The most southerly spot on New Zealand's South Island is home to surreally shaped, permanently mangled trees.
San Kamphaeng, Thailand
Peek into the world of those creating the beautiful, delicate paper parasols found all over the globe.
Chicago, Illinois
The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.
Chicago, Illinois
This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.
Chicago, Illinois
A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.
Oak Park, Illinois
The famous author's birthplace is preserved in a town that he once described as narrow-minded.
Chicago, Illinois
The site of the first couple's first kiss is commemorated by the most adorable presidential monument ever.