This dramatic sea spire is home to the world's rarest insect and is part of the lost continent of Zealandia.

Woven tree art gives this towering Australian woodland a touch of mystical whimsy.

A collection of outdoor mystical statues paying homage to indigenous Australians and ecological stewardship.

A strange machine made to evaluate the world economy using water and lots of tubes.

A New Zealand couple's shell-adorned home living room, now on display at the Canterbury Museum.

This aluminum “stairway to heaven” has impaled at least a couple of birds.

This fine-dining restaurant features native New Zealand ingredients and Māori cooking.

Anyone wanting to know what a dwarven mine sounds like need only visit the tunnels of this New Zealand artillery compound.

Home to some of the world’s darkest skies, this project blends ancient Māori culture with world-class astro tourism.

A lakeside garden in the Southern Alps full of whimsical artwork and thousands of beautiful flowers.

The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.

The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.

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

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

Sample specialties from Xinjiang at this Shinjuku neighborhood gem.

This infamous execution site inspired the beginning of Japan's modernization in the late 18th-century.

This strange mural located in the Ueno station is filled with traditional Japanese symbolism.

Only the face remains of this giant Buddha statue, which is said to be a source of luck for students.

The only Edo-period ferry that is still in operation in Tokyo today.

This iconic sluice gate is a favorite haunt for joggers, fishing enthusiasts, and even ghost hunters.

Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.

One of the few surviving World War II-era air-raid shelters in Tokyo.

This 400-year-old sweet shop serves a delicacy some have described as "edible incense."

Designed by a computer, this intricate network of fluorescent green pipes has taken over a subway station.