Climb atop one of the world's longest and heaviest trains for an unbelievable journey across the Sahara Desert.

The fully functional, submerged Vanuatu Post Office is definitely one of a kind.

A neon-illuminated statue of James Cook at the edge of a historical Auckland wharf makes for an unexpected discovery.

One of Auckland's oldest cemeteries was partially demolished during the construction of a major highway in the 1960s. 

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

"The country that ate itself."

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

A massive trilithon nicknamed "Stonehenge of the Pacific."

This abstract roadside poultry was saved from demolition by outraged drivers and pilots.

A vast, otherworldly collection of Buddhist stupas.

The world is full of swimming holes, but few compare to Samoa’s idyllic To Sua ocean trench.

The "Mother Temple of the Pacific Islands" stands at the center of 20 acres of lush, tropical prayer gardens.

A museum now occupies the mansion in Samoa where the prolific Scottish writer chose to spend the last years of his life.

A site of natural wonder and flying coconuts in Samoa.

Ancient weaving techniques are used to create these colorful souvenirs.

With only one flight in and out a week, the unfenced runway at this small island's airport transforms into a seaside park for locals and visitors.

Hundreds of Buddhas in a re-discovered Indonesian temple.

A sprawling nature preserve harbors the world's only living dragons.

Of five volcanoes located in the massive Tengger caldera, this cone is the youngest and most active.

More than 200 statues filled with cryptic symbols give this park spot an aura of horror vacui fantasy.

A bulky, ancient stupa marks the site of Siddhartha Gautama's seminal Buddhist teaching.

Known as the leaning temple, the sacred structure has somehow developed a severe nine-degree slant.

Many Hindus make the long pilgrimage to this holy city to have their remains burned on the banks of the Ganges River.

Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.