Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".

The largest model carrot in the world.

Mounds of fine golden sand that can rise nearly 500 feet tall.

This incredible narrow-gauge mountain railway was created by a ceramic artist.

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

Inside this faux cave, visitors can learn how some of their favorite fantasy characters were created.

New Zealand's west coast is one of the best places in the world to view these large seabirds.

One of New Zealand’s few castles boasts beautiful gardens, grand architecture, and a history filled with family drama.

Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.

The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.

The explorer Captain Cook may have named it White Island, but the Maori call it Te Puia o Whakaari – The Dramatic Volcano.

Deadly scalding and one of the largest hot springs in the world.

This unusual rock formation looks like an apple that has been neatly sliced in half.

This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.

A Maori village obliterated by an 1886 volcanic eruption.

Hundreds of bras, blowing in the wind.

This preserved village shows the modest lifestyles of the area's 19th-century Chinese gold miners.

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

Inspired by the more famous Scrovegni Chapel, Cappella di San Giovanni contains several amazing frescoes.

The pile of books behind the dignified writer gave the statue a most undignified nickname.

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

Legends surround an ancient tree trunk riddled with nails for good luck.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.