This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

This grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.

One of the world's largest Tesla coils.

An eerily charming collection of salvaged buildings and curios grown out of a family scrap business.

New Zealand's epic shrine to all things puzzling.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

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.

The real life Hobbiton, this sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for The Hobbit film series.

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

One man's dream has turned into this naturally growing chapel made of almost nothing but trees.

A charmingly old-fashioned reminder of the historic building's former life.

These phallic stone spires once served as Tolkien's Paths of the Dead.

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

Some of the clearest water anywhere in the world.

"The Hoppiest Place in the World" holds the world’s largest collection of bunny memorabilia and is a singular testament of a couple's devotion to all things Leporidae.

Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

The sea once considered an ecological wasteland is now called "crown jewel of avian biodiversity" by scientists.

A museum dedicated to a sea that should have never been.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.