A Maori village obliterated by an 1886 volcanic eruption.

Known for the tunnel that leads visitors to the water.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

Also known as Uncle Karl, the beloved bronze copper keeps a watchful eye on St. Stephen’s Basilica while people rub his lucky belly.

A diminutive statue that was inspired by the sculptor's own daughter.

A triumphant marble and bronze fountain depicting a 15th-century Hungarian king and his hunting party.

A museum dedicated to a secret military hospital hidden beneath a castle in Budapest.

Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.

A haunting theme park is slowly being swallowed by the jungle.

One of the holiest places in the region, devotees come to Tirta Empul to bathe in the holy spring water.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

According to legend, this tomb holds the secrets to time travel.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.