Thailand's distressed elephants find peace at this Chiang Mai sanctuary.

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

This fountain was once heralded as the largest in the world.

This statue once earned the distinction as one of the "Three Major Disappointments of the World."

The most playful of the life-sized statues that make up Singapore's "People of the River."

The busy transport hub is home to the tallest airport slide in the world.

Singapore's landscaping project is home to 18 incredible Supertrees.

A gigantic sculpture garden is packed with innovative oddities.

In an Auckland neighborhood, looming chopsticks lift noodles from the sidewalk.

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

One of Auckland's oldest cemeteries was partially demolished during the construction of a major highway in the 1960s. 

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

A Maori village obliterated by an 1886 volcanic eruption.

Eat your Big Mac in a DC-3.

This electric green sulphur lake in New Zealand looks like a cartoonish radioactive dump site.

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

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

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

High winds can make this one scary landing.

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

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.

From Iggy Pop to David Bowie to Nick Cave, this regal music studio has served some of the all time greats.