A gigantic sculpture garden is packed with innovative oddities.

Walk through abandoned anti-Russian military tunnels on this volcano at the head of Auckland Harbor.

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

Eclectic collection of cars, trucks, toys, aircraft, and machines from across the 20th and 21st centuries.

The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.

This ledge in Victoria Park served as a hiding spot for Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin.

The once and future home of New Zealand's famed Pink and White Terraces.

The wooden sculptures are studded throughout a small New Zealand town.

The famous Beatle secretly visited this Illinois town several times to visit his sister.

One of the largest publicly funded mural in the country is one city's love letter to itself.

From a supper club to a gay bar to an HBO shooting location, this 125-year-old Victorian mansion has lived many lives.

A mini-Stonehenge in the corner of the North Carolina state capitol grounds.

This small stone hut was once home to a gold prospector and his family.

A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.

A Buddhist temple on an artificial island that houses a monument to the fugu fish.

After being lost for decades, this striking mural depicting the atomic bomb covers the wall of a busy Tokyo metro station.

Legend says the goddess this shrine honors curses any couples that pass by.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.

This bathhouse includes an option to soak in radioactive water.

Surreal giant face-pillars welcome visitors from across the globe to this hotel.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

Model trains whizz around an extensive room-sized diorama of Kyoto City.